Carmelita Galicia-Munoz is a philanthropy advisor at Rose Community Foundation. In her role, she stewards and supports the Foundation’s donor-advised fundholders and philanthropic partners. She helps donors connect their values to their giving, develop and implement their charitable goals, and move forward in their philanthropic journeys. Carmelita also serves as a facilitator and leader for Generation Now Circle, a giving circle at Rose Community Foundation that brings together a diverse group of talented and engaged individuals ages 25-40 to get involved in collaborative philanthropy.

Carmelita is passionate and committed to advancing equity, justice, and social good through values-driven philanthropy. Carmelita joined Rose Community Foundation from the STRIVE Prep (now Rocky Mountain Prep) community of public charter schools, where she was an alumni support manager. She previously worked at the Donnell-Kay Foundation for 11 years in various roles with responsibilities in grants management, project management, event management, communications, and fiscal management. She also served as a high school and post-secondary learner advocate for RESCHOOL, a nonprofit organization that started as an initiative of the Donnell-Kay Foundation. Carmelita began her career in conference services and catering sales management with Hotel Monaco Denver and Panzano Restaurant. She holds a BS in Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration.

Carmelita is a member of LatinasGive!, Colorado’s first Latina philanthropic giving circle. She has volunteered in the past for New Legacy Charter School, Colorado Leadership Alliance, and the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, running, traveling, going to concerts, and spending time with her husband and two young daughters.