Maria Arms

Development Coordinator

Maria Arms is the Development Coordinator at SV2. Maria’s role focuses on supporting SV2’s donor recruitment and stewardship.

Prior to SV2, Maria served as the Special Assistant to the President and The Children’s Movement at Children Now, a research and advocacy organization focused on improving children’s well-being. In this role, Maria provided administrative support to the President and supported The Children’s Movement by engaging members in advocacy campaigns and recruiting new members. Maria earlier interned at the Outdoor Foundation, where she conducted research and strategized with the development team and board on prospective partners for programs that increase access to the outdoors for children of color and children from low-income households.

Maria has considerable work and volunteer experience in K-12 and early childhood education settings, including at Prospect Sierra School, North Davis Elementary, and the Peregrine School. Maria earned a B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Education, from UC Davis.