Monique Saunders Moreno

Monique joined the Community Foundation in October 2020. She was appointed Program Officer, Arts, Culture & Creative Economy in 2024. She serves as the liaison to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) Partners in the Arts programs, overseeing grant distribution from the Creative Sector Flex Fund and the Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program in support of projects in (Region 5) Carbon, Monroe, Lehigh, and Northampton counties. Previously, Monique served as Assistant Director of Community Investments, where she assisted the director in crafting grantmaking strategies, implementing grant cycles, and providing community leadership.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Monique spent nine years working various leadership roles for businesses such as Stitch Fix and BCBG Max Azria. She served in management and administrative roles that focused on company operations and culture, client experience, and project management. Before her time in the business sector, Monique also worked as an intern for the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh and as a consultant for the Pittsburgh Human Rights Network, a social networking program implemented by Global Solutions Pittsburgh. Monique is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Originally from New Jersey, Monique and her family relocated to the Lehigh Valley while she was young. She attended Freedom High School in Bethlehem and graduated from William Allen High School in Allentown. Monique went on to attend Cheyney University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, and earned a Master’s degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.

Contact Monique: monique@lvcfoundation.org