In my conversations with Evelisa Genova, HGSE ‘13, it is clear that she has a unique perspective and passion in the intersection between leadership, arts, and relationship building.
Evelisa’s career has been guided by a passion for creating better systems and conditions for human potential in diverse sectors. Since graduating from Harvard with a Masters in Education, she has over ten years of experience as a strategist in complicated and tense environments, such as government policy and negotiations, tech and Web3 startups, diplomacy, and non profits. She is also a painter, and through her experiences, art has come up in surprising ways with leaders across industries as a tool to build relationships, forge understanding, and unite people across differences.
Currently, Evelisa is the Equity and Inclusion lead for the technology company, Realdream, where she aligns the company’s projects, partnerhsips, and content with Equity and Inclusion standards. She is also the National Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion for the Souting Movement’s Canada Region. The Scouting movement worldwide has more than 31 million Scouts, youth, adults, boys, and girls in 216 countries and territories. She hosts a pod cast, Stories of Life and Love which has launched season four. Her blog series takes the wisdom and insights from those conversations to our readers interested in the learning journeys of adults and leaders, inclusion, and the arts.
Previously, Evelisa worked on a special project for equity and inclusion through the arts at the Canadian Consulate in Los Angeles, paring an NFT WEb3 project with the Consulate. She has also built community peace programs with schools and families to advance alternative dispute resolution processes between communities, centered around art.
Evelisa describes her personal art as “creating empowerment dreamscapes to illuminate the sacred mystery of life, using oils, watercolours, and precious metals” You can see her art and learn more about this part of her work at www.evelisa.com and learn more about her speaking and workshops at EvelisaGenova.com
In the HAEd Blog series, Evelisa will highlight some of the amazing people and conversations she has had through her work that she feels HAEd Blog readers should know about.
Stay tuned for her first blog; Lessons from Fintech Entrepreneur Angel Rich (And the Unique Differentiator of Art)
Thank you to Evelisa Genova for her support of Harvard Alumni for Education SIG and it’s members.
-Matthew Williams, HAEd President