Maryana is the Founder and Chair of the KU Leuven Lifestance Network and coordinator of inter-religious and ecumenical relations at KU Leuven. She holds a PhD in Theology with the specialisation in social and personalist ethics, and an Advanced MA in European Studies from KU Leuven with the specialisation in fundamental rights of the European Union.

Previously, Maryana worked at Caritas Europa as an institutional development officer, responsible for communion and participation, capacity building, and knowledge management as well as practical embedment of the Catholic Social Thought into institutional and organisational developments. She also assumed responsibilities of theological advisor to legal advisor for fundamental rights and legal advisor for institutional and social affairs at the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), and as Director of Religious Education for the international students within the University Chaplaincy of KU Leuven. She lectures on subjects of political ethics, catholic social thought, peace building and reconciliation, in various universities in Europe, Asia and North America.