Eugenia “Genie” Cooper is a native of Houston Texas where she graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting. She is a 2014 graduate of One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, where she was ordained and worked as its Retail and Events Manager until 2016. After working in the television, fashion and print industries in operations management, she was a consultant in Image and Etiquette.

Genie volunteers as a mentor and tutor at a non-profit organization in South Bronx, holds Image and Etiquette workshops for several NYC agencies.