Marla Bautista is the author of My Thoughts Abandoned and co-author of Brave Women, Strong Faith. She is also a TEDx speaker. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Maryland University College and is a current graduate student, at Syracuse University. Her passion is helping people in need. She does so as the founder of the Bautista Project Inc, a nonprofit organization providing for unhoused community members in Tampa, FL.