Rocio Puente

President & CEO, Faith Sparked Passion

South Texas

Rocio Puente Mata, LMSW, is a macro social work practitioner and the President and CEO of Faith Sparked Passion, a social impact consulting firm dedicated to helping social service agencies, schools, and nonprofit organizations build organizational capacity and secure funding to bring their visions to life. With more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Rocio has successfully secured over $25 million in grant funding for organizations and communities throughout South Texas. Her expertise includes grant writing, strategic planning, program development, coalition building, community needs assessments, and nonprofit capacity building. Rocio's macro social work lens shapes everything she does — she approaches funding strategy not just as a technical exercise but as a tool for community transformation, helping organizations articulate the systemic change they're working toward in ways that resonate with funders at every level.