Maya is half American and half Danish and currently finds herself residing in Lod, Israel. She graduated with a BSc in International Studies and Social Science from Roskilde University in 2019 and is currently a fellow at Yahel, an Israeli NGO aimed at community building from the grassroots through engagement in service-learning. She has interned in the past at the Copenhagen-based NGO, Crossing Borders, and has co-authored 5 research projects published through Roskilde University Library.