Ms. Alicia Sebastian is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and has been a San Antonio resident for 17 years. Ms. Sebastian has worked in nonprofit development and program management for over ten years leading and serving several community initiatives that support positive outcomes, focusing on mentorship, life, and career readiness concentrated on youth development. Sebastian is also an entrepreneur who owns and operates several businesses and has focused on employing single mothers and recent high school graduates, emphasizing teaching them to start and successfully operate businesses of their own. Her academic studies include Interdisciplinary Leadership, Business Management, and Educational Leadership. Ms. Sebastian is currently the Director of Marketing and Communications at Essence Preparatory Public School and serves as the Vice-Principal of the San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees.