Over the past 30 years Maria LeRose has gained a reputation as a broadcaster with heart. As an award-winning television producer and interviewer she tells stories that reflect a genuine curiosity about people. Whether she is producing a documentary or an educational video, moderating a dynamic dialogue, doing coaching or training, Maria has an unerring sense of what is engaging and memorable to audiences. In her interviews she recognizes the passions and strengths of others, and helps them shine – in person, on stage or on screen.
Before embarking on a career in Journalism, Maria worked in a variety of Social Service jobs including Youth & Child Care Worker (in group homes, and in residence at Jericho Hill School for the Deaf) and Mental Health Worker. Maria was also Coordinator of the first Child Abuse Prevention program in British Columbia.
Maria has a commitment to lifelong learning. She graduated from The University of British Columbia in 1977 with a BA majoring in Psychology. Thirty years later she returned to UBC to pursue a Masters of Education, with a specialization in Human Development Learning and Culture. She has keen interest in the social and emotional development of people – of all ages.
Maria extends her production and interviewing experience beyond broadcast television. She is a consultant and trainer, and she designs and moderates large-scale live and webcast training and communications initiatives for corporations and organizations including the Boeing Company, US Department of Veteran’s Affairs, OSHA, Canadian Government, (Treasury Board), Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, Rick Hansen Foundation, Royal Bank, Yukon Department of Education, BC Principals and Vice Principal’s Association, BC Ministry of Education.
Highlights include hosting a satellite-linked Youth Summit featuring former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, facilitating an annual gathering of 2000 Boeing Senior Executives, and moderating a dialogue on “Educating the Heart" featuring the Dalai Lama.
Maria is an Adjunct Professor in the Doctor, Patient and Society course in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC . She is Manager of a program of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, a secular organization that supports the development of a compassionate society in British Columbia, especially through the education of its children.
Before embarking on a career in Journalism, Maria worked in a variety of Social Service jobs including Youth & Child Care Worker (in group homes, and in residence at Jericho Hill School for the Deaf) and Mental Health Worker. Maria was also Coordinator of the first Child Abuse Prevention program in British Columbia.
Maria has a commitment to lifelong learning. She graduated from The University of British Columbia in 1977 with a BA majoring in Psychology. Thirty years later she returned to UBC to pursue a Masters of Education, with a specialization in Human Development Learning and Culture. She has keen interest in the social and emotional development of people – of all ages.
Maria extends her production and interviewing experience beyond broadcast television. She is a consultant and trainer, and she designs and moderates large-scale live and webcast training and communications initiatives for corporations and organizations including the Boeing Company, US Department of Veteran’s Affairs, OSHA, Canadian Government, (Treasury Board), Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, Rick Hansen Foundation, Royal Bank, Yukon Department of Education, BC Principals and Vice Principal’s Association, BC Ministry of Education.
Highlights include hosting a satellite-linked Youth Summit featuring former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, facilitating an annual gathering of 2000 Boeing Senior Executives, and moderating a dialogue on “Educating the Heart" featuring the Dalai Lama.
Maria is an Adjunct Professor in the Doctor, Patient and Society course in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC . She is Manager of a program of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, a secular organization that supports the development of a compassionate society in British Columbia, especially through the education of its children.