Craig Stevens

Craig A. Stevens was raised in Opelousas Louisiana and upon graduating from Opelousas High School and immediately left for Air Force Basic Training.  His first duty assignment in the Air Force was as a Fireman at Barksdale Air Force Base.  Craig continued to advance in his military career functioning as a Fireman, Executive Officer, Cyber Operations Officer, Command & Control Officer, and Flight Commander. He’s had assignments across the US, Asia, and Europe. After 25 years of service, he retired as a Captain in the 93rd Bomb Squadron.

Craig also worked in Corporate America as Director of Operations for Circle K Convenience Stores whereas he was responsible for the Operations of 105 convenience stores in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Craig is currently President of Genesis 360, LLC, A World Class Management Company. He started the business in 2011 by doing parking lot striping and has grown to a full blown one-stop shop for management services such as Vendor Management, Construction Management, IT Service Management, Supply Management, Payroll Management, and Staff Augmentation Management across the U.S for Commercial and Federal Clients to include Army Corp of Engineers, NASA Space Center (Houston), Federal Aviation Administration, and the Naval Academy to name a few.

Craig’s company won LED Growth Leader award, Baton Rouge Business Report Small Company of the Year, SBA  8(a) firm of the year, SBA Business Person of the Year for Louisiana, and INC. 5000 fastest growing companies in America 2 years in a row.  Craig has also been selected as SBA Veteran Champion of the Year.  Genesis 360 is also Baton Rouge’s Top 100 Private Companies 2 years in a row.

Craig is a very proud supporter of the local community as he served on the boards for Baton Rouge Food Bank, Boys & Girls Club, Home Builders Association, Better Business Bureau, Ascension Chamber, LABI, Innovation Catalyst, Joe Burrow Foundation, Southern University Economic Development District, and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation. Craig is also on the board for the Southern University Economic Development District.  He is a graduate of Leadership Ascension, SBA’s Emerging Leaders Program, and BRACs Drive Minority Business Accelerator .  Craig is a Rotarian, C100 Member, and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

He is married to the lovely Felicia Stevens and they have two older kids as well as 8-year-old boy/girl twins.