Maria Ogburn

Maria is the CFO of Eastern Texas Pathology Laboratories, an aerobics instructor, and a music instructor at UT Tyler for over 10 years. She also served as the opera/musical theater assistant at UT Tyler for many years. She is currently the church music minister at Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church where she plays the piano, sings and leads the choir. She has a Bachelor degree in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She also has a Bachelor degree in music in vocal performance and a MAIS degree emphasizing music from the University of Texas at Tyler. She has won best actress, best supporting actress and best cameo at the Henderson County Performing Arts Center in Athens. Besides starring in musicals, Maria has also served as the Music Director for several musicals at HCPAC and as the Lead Director and choreographer of White Christmas in 2019. Maria also has sung in several choirs including: The Tyler Civic Chorale, The East Texas Symphony Chorus, Athens Community Choir, Cedar Creek Concert Chorale and Cantori of the University of Texas at Tyler. She also sang in ancient historical cathedrals and monasteries in the summer of 2019 touring Spain and Portugal with the Viva Voce women’s choir. Maria was married to Dr. Jim Ogburn who recently passed away unexpectedly and they have two wonderful grown children, Will and Zach.