She has been a social and environmental justice advocate for more than twenty years. She has worked at a number of nonprofit organizations including most recently as a reproductive justice advocate at the National Partnership for Women & Families, where she strove to ensure comprehensive health coverage for women and girls and, before that, at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Prior to moving to Washington, DC, Marya led programs in an organization serving marginalized youth in Santa Barbara, CA. Marya is currently an attorney-advisor to the DC Office of Administrative Hearings.