Carlos Medina

Carlos Medina, CFRE, currently serves as Grants Manager at the Chicano Federation of San Diego County since May 2023. Prior to this role, Carlos owned Carlos Medina Consulting & Grant Strategies from January 2022 to May 2023. Carlos has extensive experience in grant writing and management, having worked as Learning Services Manager at Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties, where responsibilities included designing educational programming and promoting equity in philanthropy. Previous positions also include Grant Writer II at the San Diego LGBT Community Center and Father Joe's Villages, where Carlos progressed from Grants Officer to Grant Writer II. Additional experience encompasses the Grants and Communications Manager role at Champions for Health and a Grants Writer and Program Coordinator position at Mama's Kitchen. Carlos holds a Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from San Diego State University.