Who We Are.
Rosewater Advisors is a consulting firm that supports social justice leaders to do good work across the lifespan of their careers.
We assist leaders to walk in purpose and lead with integrity. We believe that every person can contribute to movement building, but that contribution should not be at the expense of personal growth and well-being.
Rosewater Advisors supports leaders at every stage of their careers to identify personal strengths and opportunities, refine leadership skills, and navigate career growth and transitions.
Why Rosewater?
Leaders select us because they are seeking employment or personal development opportunities to increase their effectiveness and deepen their contribution to social justice work. Maybe you are transitioning into a new role or seeking support to grow as a leader. Regardless if you have 25 years of experience or just graduated from college, you are ready to take an honest look at your practices and grow to meet your purpose.
Advisors join us because they want to contribute to the movement and maintain agency over their own lives. We believe in abundance, reject competition, and embrace mutual support. Rosewater is a community of practice that nurtures and challenges professional leaders to live their purpose.
What’s in a name?
Roses are a symbol of love and serve as medicine for the heart.
Roses help heal emotional wounds and build a strong, healthy love for oneself that’s open to sharing love with others.
Water is life.
Water symbolizes purity, fertility, motion, renewal, and transformation.
Rosewater is anti-inflammatory. It heals and reduces harm.
Rosewater Advisors was created out of love to give us the opportunity to transform ourselves and serve the organizations that heal us. Our Team.
Annie Phoenix
Founder/ Lead Advisor
Annie Phoenix is a builder. She specializes in supporting social justice leaders to identify strengths, design programs, and secure funding. She is passionate about working closely with community leaders to build innovative, ambitious, sustainable programming.
Annie is currently the Executive Director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University New Orleans where she manages a $7 million endowment to support programs focused on race, poverty, and criminal legal system reform. Annie has worked in fundraising and non-profit leadership for nearly 15 years and was previously the co-founder and development director of Operation Restoration where she worked with a dynamic team to build the organization from zero budget in 2016 to over $5 million annually in 2020. Annie received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Tulane University’s City, Culture, and Community program in 2021.