Genesis Bautista
Operations & Office Coordinator, Someone Else’s Child

Genesis Bautista grew up in the city of Boston and developed a passion for community work. Since high school she has participated in youth programs focused on creating safer and healthier communities. During her undergrad years at Holy Cross she participated in immigration work, which she pursued further after joining a Washington DC semester program. Genesis's passion and love for people continued through travel opportunities to countries like Honduras, El Salvador and Bolivia. After graduating from Holy Cross, Genesis worked as an Executive Assistant at POAH Communities, a national nonprofit organization working to not only make homes affordable but a place residents feel proud to live in.

After a few years Genesis transitioned to Mothers for Justice and Equality as a Youth Program Coordinator. In her role she coordinated activities for youth in four programs: STEM, Peer Leaders, Young Parents and Second Chance. The population Genesis served included first generation students, English as a Second Language learners, and homeless youth. After a short time at MJE Genesis moved into the Program Manager role, and soon after worked her way into the Director of Youth Development. In her role, Genesis sought out BPS partners to provide STEM programming for elementary and middle school students, supported the after-school program that provides high school students with leadership training and civic engagement, and also worked on developing internship and job placement opportunities for youth previously incarcerated.

Genesis also received her Masters in Public Administration from UMASS Boston and has been humbled to participate in various professional groups, like Latinos for Education.