Christina uniquely blends her tech industry experience with her roots in filmmaking and photography to craft compelling narratives. With a career at Pinterest, Slack, Apple, and Walmart, she's perfected the art of merging operations and design. Her creative journey, enriched by her roles as a filmmaker, celebrated photographer, and small business owner, gives her a deep understanding of the entrepreneurial spirit. At Papaya, she holds a dual role in operations and design.

Maria is an award-winning designer, art director, creative lead, and mentor. She has experience working at early stage to rapidly growing startups and advertising agencies. Her work has been featured in Print Magazine, Lurzer’s Archive, Interface Lovers, and has won a D&AD Impact Award, Gold Effie, Silver Addy, and more. She has a diverse skill set ranging from web, design systems, TV, print, social, illustration, art direction and brand identity.