Maureen, from Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, began ballet at age 3. She recently graduated from Hope College with a BA in Dance Performance & Choreography and Exercise Science. At Hope, she danced with H2 Dance Company under Matthew Farmer and Jasmine Mejia and choreographed and taught for the Ballet Club. She trained in ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, and tap with instructors including Julie Powell, Kara Brems, Lindsey Hanson, and Heather Cornell. Maureen also trained with Macomb Ballet Company and Ann Parsley School of Dance, performing full-length ballets. Her ballet and pointe training includes work with Amber Megna Michalik, Sarah Komara, Brandon Koepsell, and others. She trained with Cincinnati Ballet in summer 2024. Performance highlights include Stretto, Pieces of HER, Due et Una, and Liminality, with several soloist roles. This is her first season with Charlottesville Ballet.