Maria Leon was born and raised on the beautiful island of St. Croix. She graduated from the University of the Virgin Islands with her ASN and later her BSN, during which she was inducted into the Golden Key National Honor Society. Maria is currently enrolled at FNU, pursuing her master’s degree in Women’s Health with high hopes of becoming an APRN in the near future.
Maria has been a nurse for 19 years, specializing in the Labor and Delivery/Women’s Health unit at Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center, and currently at St. Mary’s Hospital. During her time in St. Croix, she also worked as an adjunct clinical professor at her alma mater, guiding students in clinical settings, overseeing medication administration, and managing patient care.
In her current role as an RN, Maria helps families welcome their babies into the world and sometimes assists them in difficult goodbyes. She scrubs and circulates in the operating room, cares for postpartum mother-baby pairs, and is currently orienting in the Neonatal ICU.