Maria Elena brings a unique bilingual (English/Spanish) teaching capability to South Florida's diverse golf community. A former collegiate golfer at the University of Miami, she has spent the last 8 years developing junior talent in the Miami-Dade area. Her students have earned spots on Division I college golf teams across the Southeast. Maria Elena is passionate about diversity and inclusion in golf, running free clinics for underserved youth through her nonprofit, "First Tee Miami".