Maria has over 30 years of commercial real estate experience spanning development, sales, leasing and asset management. She and the Real Retail team exclusively represent more than 750,000 square feet of urban mixed-use and lifestyle centers in the Greater Seattle area. Notable past and present projects include Amazon’s World Headquarters, Rainier Square, Kirkland Urban, Ballard Blocks I & II, Everett Riverfront, The Meridian, and 300 Pine (Macy’s redevelopment). Maria has led successful lease-ups for major developments such as Green Lake Village, Grand Ridge Plaza, Kent Station, and Bella Bottega—overseeing pre-development, marketing, and transaction phases. Her past and present tenant representation includes national and regional expansions for brands like Amazon Books, Amazon Go, Amazon Fresh, Equinox, SoulCycle, Mendocino Farms, Shake Shack, Sephora, Athleta, Old Navy, Williams-Sonoma, West Elm, and Trader Joe’s. Earlier in her career, Maria provided retail leasing, operations, and property management services for Wright Runstad & Company’s Class A office portfolio. She later helped facilitate Terranomics Retail Services’ merger with Federal Realty before acquiring its Seattle office and forming Real Retail in 2004. Maria began her career with Colliers – The Seeley Company in Los Angeles while earning a B.S. in Business Administration with emphases in Finance and Marketing from the University of Southern California. An active community leader, Maria has served on the Board of Directors for Plymouth Housing Group (Co-Chairing Seattle Dances for three years), is part of the Downtown Seattle Association’s President’s Round Table, and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). A Seattle native, Maria is driven by a lifelong passion for building community and creating spaces where people and businesses thrive. Her leadership and impact have earned her recognition as one of Puget Sound Business Journal's 2024 Women of Influence and a place on its Power 100 list of regional leaders shaping the future of the Pacific Northwest.