Maria Martinez, Consultant
Maria has been working in the educational field for the past
fourteen years. Maria worked in the Chicago Public School system
for nine years. She worked five years in Special Education Cross-
Cat. Self contain classroom, and four years implementing full
inclusion model. This experience gave her a wealth of necessary
skills to join Project CHOICES in August 2004. Maria holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Human Development and is currently pursuing a
Certificate in Assistive Technology at University of Illinois at
Chicago.
Maria has being married for twenty three years and has three
wonderful children, Antonio 21, Ricardo 18, and Kayla 15. When she
is not working Maria loves to get involve with activities at her
church. She and her family are die hard Soccer fans. She is a Puma
and the rest of the family are Chivas which is similar to a North
sider vs South siders, things can get very exiting during the
soccer season. Maria like her husband believes that dancing is an
art and together they strive to dominate the floor, with cumbia,
salsa, merengue, cha-cha, and a little bit of tango too. She said,
"Music does the body good and keeps the mind happy!" Maria can be
reached at mmartinez5@concast.net or
815-751-1356.