Maia holds an LLM degree in Law and Politics of International Security from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and an LLB from Leiden University, with a semester in Edinburgh (United Kingdom).
Before joining ECAS, she gained experience as an intern at Directorate for European and International Affairs at the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security. Additionally, as a member of the Dutch Foreign Ministry’s youth think tank, Maia co-wrote policy advice on the topic of democratic backsliding and rule of law-related issues in Central and Eastern Europe.