Maria is the Owner and Founder of both Complete First Aid Training (First Aid courses) and CPR for Life (Specialist Resuscitation Training for Healthcare Professionals and the public). She is a current NHS Resuscitation and Simulation Manager and Head of Professional Education and is a registered Paramedic with the HCPC for over 17 years. Marias teaching qualifications include a Level 3 Award in Education and Training and a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education.
Maria is a Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support and Immediate Life Support Course Director and Instructor. She is also an Advanced Paediatric Life Support instructor for the Advanced Life Support Group. Maria teaches regularly on the Pre-Hospital Paediatric Life Support course for the military and teaches Newborn Life support and Intra-osseous for Doctors working in resource poor locations abroad and recently went to the Netherlands to help with Paediatric Life Support teaching and simulation in one of their childrens hospitals. She is currently on an International Project Board for the UK for 'Beyond the Cardiac Arrest'.
Maria has commenced with the CPR4Schools project aiming to empower children of all ages with awareness and education surrounding emergency first aid and CPR.