Maya T. Prabhu, Patch Staff

<b>Email </b>Maya.Prabhu&#64;patch.com<br><b>Phone </b>410-207-2633<br><b>Hometown </b>Woodbridge, VA<b><br>Birthday</b> May 5

A bit of a nomad, in her lifetime Maya has lived in seven states as well the District of Columbia. Born in Queens, NY, and raised in northern Virginia, her various living experiences have equipped her with the ability to feel comfortable in any surrounding as well as the ability  to start fresh when the need arose.

Those are the life skills she brings to her editor position with Patch - moving from Washington, DC, to Glen Burnie in order to bring town residents the most complete, accurate and interesting news stories possible.

Maya received a bachelor&#39;s degree in English from Spelman College in Atlanta before attending the University of Maryland in College Park, where she earned a master of journalism degree in public affairs reporting.

After completing her education Maya worked for The Prince George&#39;s County Gazette covering community news in Laurel and then the Hyattsville and Port Towns areas. She left the Gazette to write about educational technology for eSchool News, a national trade publication based in Bethesda. After a little more than two years, Maya returned to her community journalism roots and joined Patch.

Other than reading and writing, Maya loves food and enjoys discovering new restaurants. She also enjoys traveling overseas and is dying for the opportunity to go to South America - bringing her continents-visited tally up to six, leaving only Antarctica.

View the Glen Burnie Patch welcome video here.

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I am a registered Democrat.<br><br><b>Religion</b><br><i>How religious would you consider yourself? <br></i>

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As with most areas of the country, jobs and the economy are huge issues Glen Burnie residents are facing. Additionally, Glen Burnie&#39;s proximity to Baltimore makes crime and public safety another issue of concern for many residents.