Rosa is a locally and nationally recognized advocate for immigrant’s rights, social justice, education and racial equity. She has a history of uplifting and cultivating undocumented youth, Latinx organizers, and building & mentoring powerful women of color. Miss Velázquez has recently joined the Foundation for Social Impact as the Director of Programs and with her over ten years of community organizing, power building, public policy and philanthropic skillset, will provide guidance and direction in helping the foundation develop and implement programs.  She is the co-founder of The Movement Institute, Arkansas’s first Black & Brown Organizing Institute geared towards gathering key partners, organizations, and individuals representing various Black and Brown communities within Arkansas aimed at identifying cross-cultural objectives and goals to build a pipeline for Black & Brown public servants, community organizers and advocates.