Maria Arms is a program associate for the Education program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2024, Maria served as the development coordinator at Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), where she engaged donors in philanthropic work, including grantmaking and impact investing. Previously, Maria served as the special assistant to the President and The Children’s Movement at Children Now, a research and advocacy organization dedicated to improving children’s well-being. Maria received her bachelor’s degree in psychology, with a minor in education, from the University of California, Davis.