Maria Judge is a writer, educator, storyteller and author of Jake Hanna: The Rhythm and Wit of a Swinging Jazz Drummer.
She has contributed chapters to Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive, Dan Wakefield's The Story of Your Life, A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors, and Thema. She has been published in The Boston Irish Reporter, Peace Corps Online, The Merton Seasonal, MIT Tech Talk, and her work has been featured in Oprah Magazine, The Boston Globe and in Alexandra Johnson’s Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal. She has been interviewed about her work by New England Cable News, the WB Network and Fox News.
Maria has worked at Berklee College of Music, Tufts University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The OCI Healing Research Foundation and Physicians for Human Rights. She holds degrees from Holy Cross College and Northeastern University, and also studied at St. Louis University in Madrid, Spain. An experienced public speaker and performer who has served as Vice President for Toastmasters at MIT, she also has spoken at and performed readings in libraries, schools, cruise ships, community art programs, churches, and pubs.
She has contributed chapters to Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive, Dan Wakefield's The Story of Your Life, A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors, and Thema. She has been published in The Boston Irish Reporter, Peace Corps Online, The Merton Seasonal, MIT Tech Talk, and her work has been featured in Oprah Magazine, The Boston Globe and in Alexandra Johnson’s Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal. She has been interviewed about her work by New England Cable News, the WB Network and Fox News.
Maria has worked at Berklee College of Music, Tufts University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The OCI Healing Research Foundation and Physicians for Human Rights. She holds degrees from Holy Cross College and Northeastern University, and also studied at St. Louis University in Madrid, Spain. An experienced public speaker and performer who has served as Vice President for Toastmasters at MIT, she also has spoken at and performed readings in libraries, schools, cruise ships, community art programs, churches, and pubs.