Malena Data Ernani

Associate Director, Business Development She/Her

Malena Data Ernani is the Associate Director of Business Development at Beloved Community. She is a multilingual Venezuelan-Argentinean-Chilean human and first-generation college graduate, holding a B.A in French, a B.A. in Politics, and a minor in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies from Occidental College. She comes to Beloved Community with a deep commitment to building sustainable relationships with community members that are rooted in mutual support and accountability. Her curious spirit has been developed in a variety of workplace environments including academia, college admissions offices, local governments, public schools, public affairs firms, political campaign headquarters, classrooms, and nonprofit organizations focused on producing equitable outcomes.

She credits her martial arts community for reifying her leadership skills and dedication to inclusive community-building practices; in 2013, Malena earned her black belt in Bok-Fu Martial Arts at East West Karate School of San Rafael in California. Malena joins Beloved Community virtually from her home on the land of the Pomo & Coastal Miwok people where you can find her caring for her Snowshoe cat named Blue, nerding out with her life partner, Hunter, or indulging in her cinephilia by curating themed movie marathons from the comfort of her living room.