Stephanie Barajas (she/ella) is a San José-based Mexican immigrant, theatre artist, photographer, and arts worker. She is a Program Officer at the Center for Cultural Innovation, where she oversees the organization’s California grantmaking portfolio. Stephanie is deeply involved in the South Bay arts community as an artist and current Chair of genARTS Silicon Valley. Originally from Guadalajara, México, Stephanie and her family immigrated to the Bay Area in 2006. She holds a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Southern California, and is a proud alum of the NALAC Leadership Institute and the Multicultural Arts Leadership Institute (MALI.)