Eileana Felix Gudiño
Community Development & Engagement Director
Valley of the Sun United Way
Eileana Felix Gudiño has spent the last nine years working at Valley of the Sun United Way (VSUW), where she works to support their Mighty Change 2026, 5-year strategic plan, across the areas of Education, Health, Housing and Homelessness and Workforce Development. In her current role, as Community Development and Engagement Director, she oversees the funding allocations that are distributed to the community for VSUW along with some key initiatives in education. More recently, she has been working to create a new funding opportunity for local grassroots and small non-profits in Maricopa County through a Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion lens.
Prior to joining VSUW, Eileana worked in the early childhood field where her focus was to increase the quality of early education and empower families to become their children’s first teacher. Eileana graduated from Arizona State University with a Masters in Social Work with a focus on policy, administration and community practice.
