Maria Konitshek
Director & Executive Producer

 Maria has been involved in pageantry for over ten years, judging at the local, state, regional and national levels.  As the Director of Operations for the Miss Teen America Organization, Maria is responsible for the day-to-day functions of the company as well as the planning and implementation of the three national pageants. In addition to serving as Contestant Coordinator to the state delegates as well as Advisor to the Miss Teen America State Directors, she has also served as business manager and traveling companion to Miss Teen America and the Connecticut state delegates.

Maria is the Director and Executive Producer of the Miss Connecticut Teen America Program, a position she took over when her daughter, Heather Konitshek completed her reign as Miss Teen America 1999.

She is a graduate of Gibbs College in Norwalk, Connecticut where she majored in Business. Since her involvement with the Miss Teen America Program, Maria has gone on to become the lead Web Designer for www.missteenamerica.com, Graphic Design Artist and co-Editor of the Teen America annual magazine.

As a resident of Darien, Connecticut, Maria has been active in her community with various organizations, most notably the Girl Scouts and assisted with Graphic Design for the Darien High School yearbook.

Maria has been married to Ron for 27 years and they have two children, 19-year old Gary and 23-year old Heather.