Maria Jimenez is always ready for a challenge. She spent her freshman year as a Florida State University student studying abroad in Valencia, Spain and Florence, Italy. She is completing her Bachelors of Arts in both Public Relation and Spanish. Maria sees a future in sports or entertainment PR.

Originally from New Jersey, Maria hopes to make Tampa her new home and see everything this city has to offer. Recently Maria interned with Target Print & Mail in Tallahassee where she was an event planner, webmaster and social media maven.

She loves wearing garnet and gold on football Saturdays, catching the perfect wave and cooking up something new in the kitchen.