Maria Magaña, MPH

Maria Magaña is PATH’s Director of Latin American Programs. Maria also works for L.A. Shanti where she is the Director of Programs. L.A. Shanti provides education and emotional support to people confronting and coping with HIV and other life challenging issues. Prior to her position with L.A. Shanti, Maria was with the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, Southern California Chapter (AAFA). While at AAFA, Maria was the Project Director of The Childhood Asthma Initiative, a project that provides in-home education, asthma case management and environmental home assessments to families of children with asthma ages 0-18 living in downtown and South Central Los Angeles. In addition to her experience in the Public Health field, Maria was a first grade teacher at Rowan Avenue Elementary School in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Maria received a BA in Latin American Studies from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT and a MPH in International Health and development from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Maria lives in Los Angeles with her partner (Aaron).