She was executive director of Pacifica Radio from 1980–1986, and held a White House post in 1994 assisting Doris Matsui as a liaison to the Asian-American community.
[1] In 1980 Maeda became the executive director of Pacifica Radio, a position she held until 1986.
[2] She founded a management consulting company, Spectra Communications, dedicated to helping clients reflect a more multicultural society, in 1987.
[3] In 1993 she was appointed by Housing and Urban Development secretary Henry Cisneros to work as a community outreach officer for lead-based paint.
In 1995 she began work with Doris Matsui as a liaison with Asian groups around the country.