Work Experience

Work Highlights

Rock Chalk Revue, Stage Manager and Advisor

Maya is the Stage Manager and advisor for Rock Chalk Revue. Rock Chalk Revue is an annual show in which student organizations write, produce, and perform original musical productions. The Revue annually contributes over 2,500 hours of community service to the Lawrence community and has raised over $2.5 million for local charities since its inception. Maya works with Rock Chalk Revue year round to help the student groups develop their shows and prepare to put them on stage at the Lied Center. She then leads tech week and calls the show, working with both the student groups and student tech crew to take their shows from page to stage.

KC Plaza Lights Ceremony, Show Caller

For the past three years Maya has worked as the Show Caller/ Producer of the KC Plaza Lights ceremony, which is a 96 year tradition of turning on the plaza lights for the first time on Thanksgiving. In this role she works with the whole crew throughout the day to keep rehearsal moving smoothly as well as ensuring all the different departments have what they need and understand the flow of the show. During the show she is the point of contact between the live show and the broadcast through KMBC 9, giving the GO to start the show for around 150,000 people on site and over 2 million watching on TV.

Sporting KC Match Presentation, Camera Operator 

Maya has spent 5 years as a member of the Sporting KC Match Presentation team. Throughout the years she has developed an in depth knowledge of the stadium system and is able to set up/ tear down the multi-camera set up, as well as trouble shoot problems when needed. You can often find her in the heart of the action on game days working as the camera operator in the Sporting supporter section named the Cauldron. Here she often gets great shots of attack on the north side goal, and loves when players come towards her camera to celebrate their goal!