
Maya Valree
Maya Valree is a Senior Policy Analyst (Parenting Students) at EdTrust-West, where she leads initiatives to support the academic success and well-being of over 400,000 student parents in California and co-leads The California Alliance for Student Parent Success. Before joining the EdTrust-West team, Maya gained extensive experience in TK-12 and higher education, serving as an English teacher in South Los Angeles, a graduate student coordinator for Cal Poly’s Students with Dependents program, and a research assistant on Dr. Tina Cheuk’s #StudentParentJoy campaign.
Maya served as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sister Los Angeles for more than 5 years, and advised organizations such as New America and the Urban Institute on projects related to single mothers and parenting students. She is an active Project Self-Sufficiency board member, an alumna of the Education Policy Fellowship Program, and a DMH + UCLA Early Childhood Fellow.
A proud product of three of California’s higher education systems, Maya earned an A.A. in Public Policy from Santa Monica College, a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Irvine, and a M.S. in Higher Education Counseling & Student Affairs from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
In her spare time, Maya enjoys volunteering as a Certified Adult Reading Coach and reimagining soul food recipes with a plant-based twist.
- Los Angeles, CA