Aligned with Genesys Works’ Impact on Individuals

Matt and family at Angkor Wat

Matt Heath manages HP’s South Asia Center for Excellence.  Matt has personally contributed to our organization for many years on our Board of Directors and as a donor.  Matt recently told us what motivates his personal involvement in Genesys Works.

“I worked with Rafael at Compaq/HP and was a sounding board for Rafael when he was deciding to make the switch from big company to founding Genesys Works.  I was on the Board of Directors from the startup until I moved to Malaysia with HP in February 2011.  I have gladly contributed financially and with my time every year and engaged multiple people from HP with Genesys Works as contributors, volunteers and employees. It is an easy organization for which to be an ambassador.  

The reason I actively support Genesys Works is the impact it has on individuals.  Genesys Works inverts Stalin’s quote "The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic."  There are many statistics about the problems of the economically disadvantaged in the U.S.  Statistics and structural problems of millions of people are overwhelming and make it easy to look away and do nothing.  Genesys Works allows each of us to have a positive impact and change the life of individuals and individual families.  Nothing could be more important – change occurs one individual at a time.   I have been fortunate to see this change in individual students, from the beginning of their time with Genesys Works through to graduation and beyond.  The impact and change over the 14 months is inspiring.  Watching a student stumble over reading a children’s book to his peers at the beginning of the training and then making a commencement speech to an audience of hundreds of strangers is amazing. 

It is easy to be discouraged or cynical about the U.S.’s place in the world today; but, with organizations like Genesys Works, I remain confident in the future of the U.S.”

Thank you, Matt, for investing in the future of our youth, business vitality and the local community. Charitably supporting Genesys Works – Houston is a simple process. You may contact Randy Penn, Director of Development or give directly on-line at Genesys Works.