Her Story
About Genara
Genara FreemanMorris is an attorney licensed in Mississippi who has practiced since 2005. She serves as Associate Director of Career Services and also works as a law professor and bar prep coach. In addition, she is a founding member of the Jaguar Athletic Group, a nonprofit that raises funds to address food insecurity, nutritional needs, and physical issues for student athletes at Southern University, and she is planning to launch another nonprofit called Attorney-in-Waiting to guide students toward legal careers. FreemanMorris earned a degree in political science and public administration from Grambling State University in 1998 and her law degree from Southern University Law Center in 2005. She completed an Executive Master's of Public Administration in 2022 and received a BRAF certificate in 2025. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the National Association of Law Placement, COMPA, and Delta Sigma Theta, where she received a 25-year service award. She has also received a national award from COMPA for debate and speaking. FreemanMorris attributes her success to God and her family, values ethical and moral conduct along with service to others, and advises pursuing work one loves while remaining faithful in small tasks.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Genara
01What do you attribute your success to?
God and my family. Both of my parents were teachers and I saw them in service all the time. I grew up with an older sister who was an overachiever and made me overachieve as well.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Doing what you love. Make your career what you love to do, and it'll never be a career. It'll never be a job. It'll just be what you love.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
For every no you get, that one yes means everything, so keep pushing. Be faithful in the small things, then you can get to graduate to bigger and better things.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The economy is one of the biggest challenges right now in nonprofits. Getting people to believe in your nonprofit is another. The opportunity is that one yes after many nos takes you to another level, and the more people see you doing in a nonprofit, the more they want to give and be involved.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Being ethical and moral. Remembering that it's not about us, it's about the impact that we make on others. Being of service to others is very important to me.
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