Elena Mendez-Lewis

Elena Mendez-Lewis was born and raised in Brighton and called West End House Boys and Girls Club her second home growing up. She graduated from Boston Community Leadership Academy and then went onto graduate from Bridgewater State University, with a focus on Spanish and Secondary Education. While in college, Elena had the pleasure of working as the Middle School Academic Coordinator at West End House. Prior to that, she was Head Counselor at the Girls Camp in Maine. She was also a part of the Lewis Family Foundation Youth Advisory Council as an ambassador for their Bigger Than My Block Initiative which focuses on empowering young people to achieve a 4-year degree. For the past three years Elena has worked at The BASE, a program housed in the heart of Roxbury, MA, as the Academic Coordinator and then later transitioned to College and Career Coach.