Malena Rosseau (she/her) | Co-President

Malena works at the Iowa West Foundation as a program associate, specializing in program evaluation, strategic planning and grant management. She has a Ph.D in anthropology from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and is an experienced researcher and strong advocate for grassroots community engagement - especially for historically marginalized communities. Malena moved to Omaha from North Carolina in 2014 and hopes to see Omaha open up to innovation and bridge the gaps in our city’s history of social isolation. She is excited to support Elevate because of its unique combination of leadership development, community engagement and youth-led research initiatives. 

Fun fact: Malena loves collecting rare houseplants and caring for her two aquariums that house various fish, shrimp, snails, and aquatic frogs.