This is Me

As a law firm project management professional from 2003-2018, Dr. Maria Ian developed and implemented cutting-edge law firm and legislative domestic and international immigration- and refugee-related projects, including training, mentoring, and supervision of staff. Her primary area of responsibilities included casework on behalf of non-governmental organization clients and coalitions involving congressional and administrative advocacy. For this purpose, she managed several national coalitions of non-governmental and governmental organizations and parties. She played an integral role in complex and high-profile federal and international human rights cases. As a regional television show producer and managing editor for a niche publisher focused on national security and human rights, she contributed to innovative written and video resource development. Her over two dozen books and reference volumes were sold to libraries internationally. After 2018, Dr. Maria Ian incorporated her law firm experience with her additional two decades of medical research and counseling experience. She developed the training Thrive Boldly: The Total Fear Eradicator - for busy high-impact business professionals who want to leverage their talent. This training harnesses the power of Cognitive and Behavioral Science (and of ancestral healing for those who want to take that extra step!) to rewire your mind and release the fear and trauma that is holding you back from Complete Self Actualization. She has counseled and trained over 50 persons to represent their best selves in their professional life. Recently, Dr. Maria Ian created two medical science, health, and fitness books and, as a creative writer, a psychological thriller and legal fiction series. In the 1990s, she worked in event management and fundraising for an international civil society sustainability non-profit organization.  

Dr. Maria Ian has a Ph.D. in Political Science and a J.D. in law. She is a certified personal trainer and a certified nutritionist. She has six professional certifications in health & fitness, six professional certifications in traditional Chinese medicine, and several professional certifications in trauma counseling.