Nelsy Dominguez

Nelsy Dominguez leads c3 Perspectives Consulting. As consultant to philanthropy and nonprofits she applies her many years of organizational, grantmaking, leadership, programmatic, and equity experience to expand the potential of the sector’s impact and capacity. Until recently, Nelsy was the Program Director at Con Alma Health Foundation, a private statewide foundation focused on improving the health status of the diverse peoples and communities of New Mexico. She was integral to the New Mexico [Community] Foundation becoming a leading transformative statewide funder, partnering with national and local foundations and grant recipients. In her role as Deputy Director and COO of Farm to Table NM she guided the organization through a series of firsts by ushering its first Audit and fund development, outreach, and Board expansion efforts. She engaged in and helped coordinate policy-driven town hall consensus building processes while working at New Mexico First. Throughout her career, Nelsy has been committed to equity, nonprofit organizational and leadership development, and to improving the quality of life and economic opportunity of historically underinvested populations. She serves on the Board of Directors of Groundworks New Mexico and is an advisor to the Envision Fund of the Santa Fe Community Foundation, Santa Fe Data Platform, the HEAL and SAFER Funds of the New Mexico Foundation, and the New Mexico Food & Agriculture Policy Council. She received her bachelor’s degree in Iberian and Latin American Cultural History & Literature and Political Science as well as earned a Paralegal Studies certification from Montclair University. She has a Master of Social Work from the New Mexico Highlands University.