What Moves Us S.2 E.5: Maria Simone Rivadeneira Espinosa

Maria Simone Rivadeneira Espinosa is a soccer player and runner who began making moves in December 1992. She was born and raised in Long Beach, CA and is the eldest of her parents who immigrated from Ecuador. After an active childhood spent dancing, playing soccer, & running, she attended UCSB, where she had the joy of meeting our esteemed podcast host the fall of their first year and have been friends & working women ever since. She currently works in Language Access creating multilingual spaces where all voices can be respected regardless of the language they are communicated in. Currently, the motivation behind her movement is training for the upcoming Long Beach Marathon. Simone is passionate, determined and a lovely soul, so I can’t wait for you to learn her story! 

You can follow Simone on Instagram @simosirena!

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