Maria: Birmingham Field Office

Source: US FBI

I joined the FBI in 2004. I was assigned to the Memphis Field Office in 2005 and later transferred to the Washington Field Office. I worked as a supervisory special agent within the Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters and then transferred to the Birmingham Field Office in 2019.

In Birmingham, I have worked as a Joint Terrorism Task Force coordinator, and I am now the supervisory special agent of the Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and the North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force.

What drew you to the FBI? 

I began my law enforcement career working for the South Georgia Drug Task Force in 2000. I worked undercover for a short period of time before I joined the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) in 2001. While I thoroughly enjoyed my work with the GBI, I felt I needed to do my best to continue to help and protect communities on a larger scale and to hopefully make a greater impact.

I felt the FBI is where I belonged. I love my job, and after all these years, I continue to be passionate about the great work we all do in law enforcement. I truly believe we are a team, and, more importantly, we are a family. We work together, no matter what time of day or day of the week, to ensure our communities remain safe