Mariah Ayabarreno joined Polk State Athletics as an Administrative Assistant in October 2024.
Previously in Polk State College’s Human Resources Department, Ayabarreno arrived with a diverse work background that included time as a pharmacy technician, marketing director, and event coordinator at multiple resorts.
Born in New York and raised in Chicago, Ayabarreno is a mother to two sons named Alex and Avionne and a daughter named Amiyah.
Her oldest son is a sports fan and Ayabarreno saw joining the Athletics Department as a way to connect to his interests. Currently enrolled at Polk State as a student, Ayabarreno hopes her organizational skills will be an asset and help ease burdens on coaches and administrators in the department.
A fun fact is that she is related, either by blood or marriage, to everyone with the Ayabarreno last name.
