bacilia angel - BIOGRAPHY

Bacilia Angel was raised in Stanfield, AZ - a small rural agricultural town in Southern Arizona. Whereas a young girl, she sold burritos to farm workers with her mother while attending school. This developed her entrepreneurial spirit and created her social equity lens that has influenced her personal and professional life. Bacilia has held multiple leadership positions on projects of national scope, stewarded transformative changes to multiple organizations. With a deep commitment to community empowerment, Bacilia has dedicated her career to advancing opportunities for underrepresented groups. Bacilia's leadership is marked by her ability to build coalitions, foster inclusivity, and champion transformative initiatives that resonate at both local and national levels. Bacilia's exceptional achievements have been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Women of Color Award and Prospanica's 40 under 40 Award. Bacilia has also been honored with three of MITRE's highest achievement Program Recognition Awards, a testament to her exemplary leadership in spearheading impactful programs. Bacilia obtained her bachelor’s from Arizona State University and her MBA from American University. 
   
 ENTREPRENEUR
Bacilia Angel is a visionary leader, renowned for founding Includus Fund and Meliora Advisors.Meliora Advisors is a social enterprise passionate about making things better for all people. She leads a group of change-makers to support organizations with their biggest challenges efficiently, effectively, and equitably. Meliora Advisors has partnered with and serves non-profits, government, and corporations, providing an innovative mix of consulting services to achieve sustainable growth and meaningful change. Includus Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a more inclusive and equitable world.  At Includus Fund, Bacilia has pioneered innovative funding models to support grassroots projects and community changemakers. Includus Fund achieves their mission through a range of impactful projects and initiatives that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion that increase opportunities and access for all. In addition, Bacilia has owned a series of small businesses in AZ - Island Waters, Island Mist, Event Syndicate, A&G Landscaping and more.

CONSULTANT
Bacilia possesses a diverse skill set, excelling in areas such as process engineering, data analytics, performance management, coaching, lean six sigma, program and project management, innovation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bacilia is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, certified Project Management Professional, certified Kaizen Leader and Facilitator and an expert in using the Toyota Production System. Her expertise makes her the go-to person for tackling complex challenges, driving strategic initiatives, and effecting positive change within organizations. She is an excellent at providing organizations with solutions, strategies, action plans, vision for organizational transformations, performance improvement plans and is highly sought out by some of the country's best organizations and leaders. Bacilia leads with authenticity and fearlessness, inspiring those around her to embrace their true selves.

SPEAKER 
Sought out as a leading speaker by corporations, non-profit organizations, universities, civic groups for her authentic story and thoughtful leadership. She has spoken at various events with the following organizations: LEIDOS, Prospanica, Department of Transportation, Latino Corporate Network, SHRM, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Metro Woman Center, Latinas in Tech, MITRE and more. Speaking topics have included: Winning Mindset, Leadership, From Burritos to Boardrooms, Entrepreneurship, Starting ERGs, Performance Management, Lean Six Sigma training, Women in STEM and other panel discussions. 
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BOOKS
Bacilia Angel developed the Winning Mindset Journal to go with the Winning Mindset talk. The journal aims to unlock your full potential and embrace the mindset of a champion with the "Winning Mindset Journal." 

CITIZEN
"Lift as we climb!" Bacilia lives this every day. We all have a duty to empower, educate, inspire and uplift those around us. Bacilia has made significant contributions through her service on several esteemed boards, including the Latino Corporate Network, Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) for the DC area, Latinas in Tech DC Metro Board, Mujeres de HACE, and the Bill Anderson Fund Advisory Board to build a pipeline of STEM professionals and Latino Leaders.