Christiano Sosa

Christiano Sosa has served Coloradans for 25 years in both the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. In his previous position as The Arc of Colorado’s executive director, he led public policy efforts to promote and protect the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities while managing a statewide membership organization with 14 local chapters. He also spent 12 years at The Denver Foundation where, as director of capacity building and philanthropic partnerships, he established grantmaking programs for donor-directed grants and oversaw the technical assistance grantmaking program. A member of the Regis University faculty for 13 years, Sosa has taught courses on philanthropy and asset-based community development. As a former executive director of the Northern Colorado AIDS Project, he worked to equitably meet the evolving needs of people affected by HIV and other health conditions through prevention, care, and advocacy. Sosa also previously served as a Gill Foundation program officer, a regional prevention specialist at Rocky Mountain Center for Health Education & Promotion, and as Project Angel Heart’s director of client services.