Maya attended George Washington University, where she was busy being an active member of the APO service fraternity and the PAD pre-law fraternity, interning at the Washington, D.C. International Film Festival, and serving as a founding member of "Trick or Treat for Service" annual charitable event. Maya has her Masters in School Counseling at University of Virginia and earned her LPC license. She works as a school counselor in Fairfax County, VA and as a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice.