Maria K. Giannopoulos
Social Media Savvy Wisconsinite, bubbly ENTJ, with a deep love for politics.
“The essence of America – that which really unites us – is not ethnicity, or nationality, or religion – it is an idea – and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.” – Condoleeza Rice
Maria served on the Civics Outreach Team at Google. She led the company’s training efforts for elected officials, political campaigns, advocacy organizations and non-profits on best practices for Google’s vast array of digital products.
BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN
Maria traveled the state of New Jersey as US Senate Candidate, Bob Hugin’s Digital and Social Media Director for the majority of 2018. She enjoyed taking over 50,000 photos on the campaign trail during 500+ campaign stops. She also grew Bob’s social media presence from the ground to over 34,000 followers on all platforms combined.
UNITED STATES SENATE
Maria served as the Social Media Director for Senate President Pro Tempore, Senator Orrin G. Hatch. While in Senator Hatch’s office, Maria helped manage @SenOrrinHatch and other social media accounts. Maria was also named the Pioneer Day Queen by her peers.
Digital Media Strategist, i360
During the 2016 election cycle and beyond, Maria worked for i360 as a Junior Media Analyst and a Digital Media Strategist. She planned, coordinated and executed over $14 million dollars in digital advertising in 8 key Senate Races across the country.
Senior Class President | Student Body VP University of Wisconsin - Madison
Maria served as the 2015 Senior Class President and the 2012-2013 Student Body Vice President at the University of Wisconsin Madison. During her tenure, Maria helped facilitate funding for a peer mental health center and renovate both the Student Union and the Southeastern Student Recreation Facility. Maria also delivered remarks on behalf of the Senior Class to 7,000 graduates and 42,000 parents, family and alumni. Their chosen Senior Class Gift was the Wisconsin Idea Scholarship.
Fox News Channel
Maria spent the Summer of 2014 working for the Fox News Channel as a College Associate on the news panel show, The Five. She edited video and pitched stories for the live newscast. Maria also coordinated production for a commercial to attract college students to the Fox News Internship Program.
THe Walt DIsney Company
During Maria's 2014 Spring Semester, she traveled to Walt Disney World for a once and a life time internship. Her home resorts were Saratoga Springs and Old Key West. While there, Maria surprised guests upon arrival with gifts and balloon animals. Although Disney World is not in Maria's typical political arena, she gained communications and patience skills that she will always carry with her.
Houses of Parliament, United Kingdom . MP Nadine Dorries.
In 2013, Maria flew across the pond to intern for the Honourable Nadine Dorries, Member of Parliament from Mid Bedfordshire, UK. To this day, she still cannot believe that she had such unbridled access to the British government and Westminster.