Beata Coloyan was born and raised in Hyde Park and is a proud graduate of Boston Latin School.  She earned her Bachelor's degree in Political Science with a minor in Communications from Boston University. She was a member of the Women’s Rowing team at BU. 

Before her role as the the Community Engagement Cabinet's Chief of Staff, Coloyan was the Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services. Prior to her role at City Hall, she worked on several political and advocacy campaigns in Massachusetts. She worked as a Campaign Manager and Senior Advisor on the Committee to Elect Ayanna Pressley. She served as Campaign Manager for both the 2020 and 2022 re-election campaigns for Congresswoman Pressley.

Coloyan is the former Policy and Advocacy Manager at Hildreth Institute where she oversaw legislative programming aimed at promoting policy changes at the institutional and state level to eradicate student loan debt. An avid rower, she was the program director for her high school alma mater, Boston Latin School. 

Coloyan lives in the Jamaica Plain with her husband, daughter and cat, Fran. She enjoys baking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family (who still live in Hyde Park).