Maria works as a Deputy Head for Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth and is a part-time lecturer at the University of Nicosia. She is a Consulting Member of the MA in CALL committee of the Cyprus University of Technology. She has been teaching English as a foreign language for 27 years. She holds a Master's in Applied Linguistics and a Doctorate in Education. She is currently the Chair of CyTEA (Cyprus Teachers of English Association) and IATEFL LTSIG Coordinator (Learning Technologies Special Interest Group). She has authored articles on early EFL language learning, technology, and multicultural education. Her research interests are on technology and language learning, and multicultural education.