Carissa Basuini

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Carissa’s cross-cultural ministry journey began in San Jose, CA, where she earned a degree in Intercultural Studies and served as Campus Ministries Outreach Coordinator—organizing local service trips, partnering with YWAM San Jose, and leading mission teams to San Francisco, Portland, and New York City. A transformative visit to the Bronx in 2009 ignited her passion for urban youth ministry, and in 2015 she moved there full-time, launching Uprising—a grassroots initiative mentoring young people and their families in one of NYC’s most challenging neighborhoods. Now, Carissa brings that frontline experience into her key leadership role at Exponent Group, where she’s crafting our community development strategies—designing templates, action plans, and peer-learning cohorts that empower leaders across our network to assess local needs, build sustainable projects, and restore hope in their communities.

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