YLAI Professional Fellows Program, Class of 2016

Maria Alexandra Roper is the Co-Founder of Mi Maid Xpress, a start-up that provides on-demand cleaning services. Maria and her business partner founded Mi Maid Xpress after acquiring seed funding from the National Secretariat of Science and Technology of Panama. Going farther than breaking into the cleaning business, the company's mission is to provide job opportunities for low income women. Maria holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law and Political Science from the Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua and an MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the University of Warwick.