Nonprofit Leadership
Building the knowledge and operational foundation to lead with clarity and care.
Destiny’s Metaphysical Element
Destiny Sarmiento
Emerging nonprofit leader, community advocate, and purpose-driven professional with experience in executive support and operations—and a commitment to strengthening support for women and marginalized communities.
Open to employment and conversations about nonprofit work, community engagement, program coordination, executive support, partnerships, speaking, collaborations, community projects, and mentorship.
01 / About Destiny
Purpose shaped by place, care, and community.
I am a proud Compton native with a background spanning anthropology, operations, executive support, community outreach, and archival research, alongside graduate study in nonprofit leadership.
Growing up in a marginalized community showed me how essential access to resources and support can be. My work is grounded in the belief that communities become stronger when people feel seen, supported, and connected to meaningful resources.
I am building a career centered on women, maternal well-being, mental health, self-love, holistic care, and community empowerment—and, over time, I hope to carry that work into an organization of my own. Today, my priority is contributing my values and professional experience to a mission-aligned team.
Becoming a mother and experiencing the care and community provided by midwives, doulas, and a birthing center showed me how meaningful it is to feel seen, heard, and supported. I hope to help create that experience for other women.
Impact
Empowerment
Professionalism
Community
Purpose
02 / Professional Experience
Steady operations. Thoughtful support.
Experience supporting leaders, customers, and teams with discretion, adaptability, and close attention to the details that keep work moving.
Jaguar Land Rover Cerritos
Executive Assistant
- Coordinate executive calendars, meetings, and changing priorities in a fast-paced setting.
- Anticipate leadership needs, resolve scheduling conflicts, and keep commitments moving.
- Prepare agendas and meeting materials to support clear decisions and follow-through.
- Track multiple projects, deadlines, and action items as priorities evolve.
- Manage confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.
- Support responsive customer communication and continuity across service needs.
Maywood La’Chaim
Operations Manager
- Directed daily workflows and operational priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.
- Reviewed sales and operational data to identify needs and inform leadership decisions.
- Coordinated inventory controls and promotional requirements to maintain readiness and compliance.
- Reinforced policies, addressed day-to-day issues, and supported consistent team performance.
03 / Community & Research Work
Ideas made meaningful through collaboration.
Selected work spanning women’s wellness, respectful community outreach, and the preservation of historically overlooked voices.
Jaguar Land Rover Cerritos
Women’s Wellness Initiative
I introduced an early idea for a client wellness club and later collaborated with management and marketing to help bring a women’s wellness event to life. The event was a shared effort, with each contributor using their resources to build a thoughtful guest experience.
- Suggested wellness vendors and potential partners.
- Helped coordinate attendance for 50+ guests.
- Supported eight on-site vendors and five product-contributing partners.
- Connected the team with a designer for themed gift bags and event materials.
- Helped create a branded Fiji Water thank-you label.
- Coordinated valet service for a polished guest arrival and departure.
About My Father’s Business · San Fernando Valley
Community Outreach
During a semester-long outreach experience, I helped prepare and distribute essential supplies and connect people experiencing homelessness with available resources through respectful, direct engagement.
- Prepared hygiene kits and organized tents, water, clothing, and basic supplies.
- Visited encampments and connected community members with resources.
- Conducted respectful outreach conversations and interviews.
- Practiced field-note methods in active outreach settings.
- Analyzed qualitative information using open and focused coding.
- Prepared tables with code counts and representative quotations.
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives · Oral-history interview: Lee Lynch
Archival Research, Writing & Oral History
In the course Queer Studies: LA in Transit, I conducted an oral-history interview with lesbian author Lee Lynch and created research and documentary work focused on lesbian literature, identity, advocacy, and community history.
Following the interview, I independently created an editorial tribute as a personal gift, combining writing, research, and visual storytelling to honor Lee Lynch’s voice and help keep community history visible.
Independent writing and editorial work · Created following the oral-history interview.
04 / Education
Learning to lead with impact.
In Progress
University of San Diego
Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Expected completion: 2028
2025
California State University, Northridge
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Recruiter Snapshot
Skills & strengths
A cross-sector toolkit for supporting nonprofit programs, leaders, partners, and communities.
- Executive and leadership support
- Project and program coordination
- Calendar coordination and meeting preparation
- Project tracking and deadline management
- Operational planning and material logistics
- Budget and financial recordkeeping
- Event and vendor coordination
- Policy compliance and team support
- Community outreach and resource navigation
- Stakeholder communication and relationship building
- Oral-history and community interviewing
- Archival research and editorial writing
- Confidential information handling
- Customer experience and conflict resolution
05 / Future Vision
The future I’m working toward
From emerging leader to Executive Director and future founder.
My long-term goal is to become an Executive Director and eventually establish a nonprofit serving women and marginalized communities. I envision an organization that connects care, knowledge, encouragement, and practical resources so more people can move through life feeling supported rather than alone.
Today, I am seeking opportunities to learn, contribute, and lead alongside organizations already creating meaningful change.
- Maternal health
- Mental health
- Holistic wellness
- Self-love
- Access to resources
- Community support
- Women’s empowerment
- Underserved communities
06 / Let’s Connect
Let’s create meaningful impact together.
I welcome conversations about employment, nonprofit and community opportunities, partnerships, speaking, collaborations, community projects, and mentorship.
destinysarmiento@gmail.com