Kathryn Macias

Kathryn Macías (Muh-SEE-us) is a queer with chutzpah. She came to Keshet as a JOIN for Justice Fellow all the way from Athens, GA. While in Athens, she earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Communication Studies, minor in Religion, and Certificate in Leadership and Service from the University of Georgia. It was during her time in college that she discovered and cultivated her passion for social justice work at the intersection of religious and queer identity. Kathryn served as the Executive Director of the LGBT Resource Center’s Programming Board, co-led the University’s first LGBTQ Awareness alternative break trip, and served as the lead organizer in the Gender Advocacy Campaign. She describes her work through the Gender Advocacy Campaign as one of her proudest achievements as it resulted in the addition of “gender identity” to the University’s Non-Discrimination Anti-Harassment policy. While in college, Kathryn also interned with SOJOURN, the Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender and Sexual Diversity, where she developed LGBTQ inclusion Train-the-Trainer curricula and secured a grant for youth suicide prevention. Kathryn brings her experience, commitment to justice, and chutzpah to the work at Keshet as the Boston Community Organizer.