Rosanna Rosado, MBA, has been hired by the Episcopal Church in Connecticut as its next Canon for Mission Finance & Operations. Her desk will be located at The Commons in Meriden and she begins work September 3.
Rosanna has an undergraduate degree in psychology from the College of New Rochelle, NY and a master's in business administration (MBA) from Iona Hagan School of Business, where she majored in management and finance and obtained a Certificate in International Business. She is currently pursuing the Certified Management Account designation (CMA).
Rosanna joins ECCT with over 15 years of non-profit finance leadership. For the past eight years she served as the Chief Financial Officer for LatinoJustice, formerly known as the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund a Civil and Human Rights Organization. She partnered with the President and General Counsel in safeguarding the integrity and long-term sustainability of the organization’s national strategy and the prudent management of the organizations human and financial assets. She collaborated in maximizing the utilization of capital, mitigating risks and ensuring GAAP compliance, devising metrics and the valuation of the resources to optimize and enhance the organizations programmatic and geographical growth and impact on the services. With headquarters in New York City, they expanded their footprint into Long Island, Florida, and most recently Texas.
Rosanna’s business acumen in the non-profit sector served to improve policies, procedures, and operational efficiencies, streamlined systems, optimized revenues and contained costs. She links strategy, execution, accountability, aligning leaders around shared objectives, and enriched professional affiliations. She served as the liaison to the Finance/Investment Committee, the Investment Advisers, the Audit Committees and the Independent Auditors.
Rosanna and her husband currently live in Bronxville, New York. Their blended family consist of three daughters, two sons, three granddaughters and one grandson, and she thrives on a work-life balance by enjoying family time, movies, reading and traveling.
"As the ECCT continues Gods mission for us in Connecticut, I look forward to joining the
staff in re-envisioning the church filled with hope and a church that is changing the world," she said.
“Rosanna brings a wealth of experience to her role as the new Canon for Mission Finance & Operations at the Episcopal Church in Connecticut," said the Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, Bishop Diocesan. "Coming from a position as Chief Financial Officer for a national Latino justice organization, Rosanna knows well the ins and outs of running a complex and varied not-for-profit, voluntary system. Rosanna’s track record as a results-driven leader will help the Episcopal Church in Connecticut go from strength to strength as we continue to make ECCT’s finance and operations more transparent and healthy.”
Contact information (after 9/3)
rrosado@episcopalct.org
203-639-3501, ext. 123
