Levi C. Maaia
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Levi C. Maaia is an award-winning documentary film director and producer based in Southern California. In 2022, he directed and produced "Pathways to Invention," a documentary feature funded by the Lemelson Foundation and the University of California, Berkeley for which he was named best director at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards.
Maaia began his media career in FM radio and cable television where he became fascinated by the potential for technology to educate, and open a window on the world. From 2008-2015 he developed and taught a high school STEM program. He earned a Ph.D. studying Maker culture and STEM education at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He is a private, instrument-rated, land and seaplane pilot serving on the Santa Barbara Airport Commission, a licensed amateur radio operator and an avid photographer. He was a founding member of the ARISS-USA education committee, a NASA-sponsored outreach program aboard the International Space Station.
Maaia began his media career in FM radio and cable television where he became fascinated by the potential for technology to educate, and open a window on the world. From 2008-2015 he developed and taught a high school STEM program. He earned a Ph.D. studying Maker culture and STEM education at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He is a private, instrument-rated, land and seaplane pilot serving on the Santa Barbara Airport Commission, a licensed amateur radio operator and an avid photographer. He was a founding member of the ARISS-USA education committee, a NASA-sponsored outreach program aboard the International Space Station.