About

Maria is a research technician in the University of Maryland School of Public Health in the Institute for Applied Environmental Health. Jimmy is Educational Outreach and STEM Engagement Specialist at NASA. They moved from North Carolina when Jimmy landed the job at the Space Flight Center in 2016. When they originally moved from North Carolina, they moved into a rental house in College Park about a quarter mile away. “My mom lived in Riverdale Park, so we were familiar with the Route 1 Corridor,” explained Jimmy. And, when they decided they wanted to purchase instead of rent, they knew they wanted to live close for a short commute, but were uncertain where along Route 1, “the Homeownership Program really made us focus in on College Park.”