Maria has a Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Appalachian St. University. She is currently a speech pathologist in the North Carolina School System. Maria has attended over five different music school across the southeast. She has been on staff for NGSGM since 2004.  She and Jason serve at Cornerstone Church in Maiden, NC where Maria assists with the choir, youth praise band and sings on the praise team.  Jason is a musician and also sings with the praise team at Cornerstone.