Meet the MBTA Staff

MBTA staff

  • Maria (Michigan Program Manager)

    Favorite Snack: Homemade Chex Mix.

    Hobbies/Downtime: Spend time with kids/family, traveling, camping, gardening, Legos.

    Interesting fact: I’ve traveled to 33 states, slept under the stairs in the Colorado Rockies at 5,000 ft, and on the beaches of South Carolina (at sea level!) where we watched a loggerhead turtle lay eggs under a full moon(from a respectful distance).

    Favorite song or quote: Learn to be still by the Eagles.

    Motto to live by: Gotta live…

    One thing on your bucket list: Travel to the other 17 states, and DC with my kids!

  • Latrida (Head Chef)

    Favorite Snack: Movie Theater Popcorn.

    Hobbies/Downtime: Weightlifting, dancing, reading.

    Interesting fact: I can play 3 musical instruments. Violin, baritone, and trumpet.

    Favorite song or quote: Silence speaks volumes.

    Motto to live by: Don’t allow seeds of discord to be sewn in your garden of peace.

    One thing on your bucket list: African Safari

  • Hilary (Assistant Chef)

    Favorite Snack: All snacks 😊

    Hobbies/Downtime: Make ceramics, take classes

    Interesting fact: I grew up in the Panama Canal Zone.

    Favorite song or quote: These are the days of our lives by Queen.

    Motto to live by: If you want to be good at something, you must first be willing to be bad at it.

    One thing on your bucket list: Live in the National Parks.

  • Herb (Kitchen Assistant/Maintenance)

    Favorite Snack: Unreal Dark Chocolate Covered Peanut Gems.

    Hobbies/Downtime: Make music; Exercise; Spend time w/family.

    Interesting fact: I delivered both my daughters at home.

    Favorite song or quote: “If you stay ready, you aint gotta get ready!”

    Motto to live by: Patience, Compassion, Simplicity.

    One thing on your bucket list: Visit many more countries (I’ve been to Ghana, Jamaica and Canada).

  • Katie (Office Coordinator)

    Favorite Snack: Sour gummies or chocolate cake with milk poured over.

    Hobbies/Downtime: Flea market flip things, karaoke, artwork, read.

    Interesting fact: I’ve been told I have a photographic memory.

    Favorite song or quote: Toss up between I wanna dance with somebody, by Whitney Houston and Seasons of Love, from Rent.

    Motto to live by: If you do anything in life, let it be with love.

    One thing on your bucket list: Travel with my wife to more national parks, Italy, France, Prince Edward Island, Alaska and Whale watching.

  • Kim (Bookkeeper)

    Favorite Snack: Chocolate brownies with vanilla ice cream.

    Hobbies/Downtime: Sew, quilt, cross-stitch, garden, spent time with grandkids, cryptograms and crosswords,

    Interesting fact: Ran for office and was elected as London Township Clerk, currently serving.

    Favorite song or quote: Wind beneath my wings by Bette Midler.

    Motto to live by: If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.

    One thing on your bucket list: Alaskan Cruise to see killer whales.