Maria Finkbiner

Exhibits Manager

Serving with InterVarsity for 15 years, Maria is excited to serve alongside her co-workers, planning and shaping an event at the intersection of courage, calling, and a life given away for the gospel. She first worked on Urbana 03 as a communications assistant before joining 2100 Productions. After meeting her husband Kevin through InterVarsity, she went on staff at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College. She’s been part of several Urban Projects in the San Francisco Bay area and has served overseas in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and India. She currently lives in Petaluma, California.

Comfort Foods:

“Popcorn...any type, any flavor, anytime.”

Favorite Music Genre:

Jazz

Favorite Verse:

"Be still and know that I am God..." Psalm 46:10

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

The Maldives

Donut or scone? Coffee or tea?

“Scone+COFFEE=Love.”

What’s on your bucket list?

“Scuba diving in The Maldives, getting my scuba diving certification, and also Spain....I'd like to go there.  :)”

When I think of college, I think of . . .

“outreach events!!”

Besides the Bible, what books/authors have influenced you the most?

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent & Lead by Brené Brown, Check All That Apply: Finding Wholeness as a Multiracial Person by Sundee Frazier

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