Maryan was born in Kenya and moved here when she was four years old. She was raised in Utah her whole life and was born Deaf.  When she was in 2nd grade,  is when she first entered the school for the Deaf and attended a school called Jean Massieu School for the deaf in Salt Lake City, Utah. She  graduated in 2018. Her first job was working as a teacher assistant at KBS in Ogden, transferred to JMS in SLC and then EDS in Springville. 6 months later,  she started her job as a Deaf Mentor. It was a very fun and good experience and even though the work was awesome, yes it was a lot of hard work and it taught her a lot of new things, but most importantly to her it brings her real joy is the experience when she see families with deaf children fully engaged to learn sign language and grow their relationships.

When she has free time, she loves to spend time with her family, close friends, and her  fiance. She  also enjoys learning new dance moves, trying new restaurants, reading books, and loves to take naps anywhere!