The Executive Team
Operations Committee
The Operations Committee oversees all other executive committees. They work closely with the Executive Director to make decisions on action plans for nationwide campaigns.
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Executive
Director
Chief Operations Officer
Alvin Lee (he/him) is the founder and Executive Director of GENup. In this capacity, he oversees day-to-day operations of the organization as well as strategic development and expansion of the organization as a whole.
Email: alee@generationup.net
Executive Chief of
Communications
Ashlyn Bautista (she/her) is a third year at UC San Diego from Yorba Linda, California, who is majoring in English Literature with minors in both Ethnic Studies and Education Studies. As someone who grew up in a family of educators, she was exposed early to conversations around the disparities and hurdles that many students face within the education spectrum. After seeing the ways that her hometown's Board of Education has been actively trying to ban and condemn important aspects of school curriculum, she wanted to be part of a group of like-minded people that have the chance to advocate for equitable, racially inclusive policies that have the ability to shape a students life. Having been a part of GENup since 2021, Ashlyn still uses her passion and talents to be a voice for previously marginalized groups and wants to continue this work in her goal to become a future educator. She is currently a member of the GENup chapter at UC San Diego, the GENup Executive Chief of Communications, looking over the Media, Technology, and Communications departments, and a GENup Higher Education Policy Director. In her free time, she enjoys doing anything artistic, going to the beach, reading a good book, and baking sweets for friends and family.
George Ashford (he/him) is a sophomore at Claremont McKenna College and a prospective Politics, Philosophy, and Economics major. Before joining GENup's Higher Education policy team, George pursued his passion for youth advocacy and local government as the Chair of the Takoma Park Youth City Council and a Cohort Captain and Roundtable Facilitator with the YMCA Changemakers Institute. He has volunteered and organized campaigns including that of Senator Gary Peters and President Joe Biden in Michigan, worked as a communications assistant for Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart, and interned with the Executive Department at FairVote, an electoral reform advocacy organization. He currently works as a research assistant for the Rose Institute for State and Local Government and as an intern in Congressman Jamie Raskin's DC Office. In his spare time, George loves arguing about tax policy, backpacking, skiing, and otherwise enjoying the outdoors. He is excited to join GENup in making higher education more equitable and accessible for students of all races and income backgrounds!