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Age: 27
Title: Diversity
and Inclusion Consultant
Name of Organization: The
Kaleidoscope Group
Bio: Melanie Muñoz is a huge
proponent of changing the way
that corporations, governments,
and other organizations do bu-
siness by being more inclusive.
She is a Diversity and Inclusion
Consultant at The Kaleidoscope
Group, a Chicago-based firm,
where she specializes in client
partnerships.
Previously, Muñoz worked as
a consultant for a large, execu-
tive recruitment firm in down-
town Chicago. She oversaw mid-
level/executive recruitment for
supply-chain professionals in
the consumer products industry
across the Midwest.
She serves as the vice pre-
sident of corporate relations
for Prospanica Chicago (for-
merly National Society of His-
panic MBAs) and sits on the
Hispanic Alliance for Career
Enhancement's Young Professio-
nals Board. She is the director of
events for Tomorrow's Truth, a
Chicago-based think tank for mi-
llennials. Muñoz is also a recent
graduate of the Mujeres de HACE
program, a women's program
that helps high-potential Latina
professionals to succeed profes-
sionally through development,
mentorship and coaching.
Muñoz is a proud graduate
of The University of Toledo in
Ohio, where she received her
bachelor's degree in communi-
cations with a minor in business.
There, she was president of the
Latino Student Union and was
awarded Multicultural Student
Leader of the Year. Currently,
she is a full-time graduate stu-
dent in the Diversity Leadership
Master's Program at Cleveland
State University. (Yes, she com-
mutes between Chicago and
Cleveland monthly!)
Muñoz enjoys traveling,
Netflix-binging and being a lea-
der in her church community at
People Church Chicago.
Melanie Muñoz
A force for
diversity
and
inclusion
"Y
our purpose is to serve
others and your calling is
how you do so. The point where
the two meet is where the MAGIC
happens"
Melanie Muñoz