Licensed Social Worker and Social Entrepreneur
Major: Psychology
Destiny Moore Saldívar is passionate about holistic wellness for people of color. She founded Caona Wellness in 2018 to help POC reconnect with their strengths, desires, and values to empower conscious choices that lead to more fulfilling lives. She has led over 35 wellness workshops for over 350 people, supported dozens of clients 1:1 and raised over $6,000 for wellness causes both domestic and abroad.
Her corporate workshop clients include organizations and institutions like Columbia University, SUNY New Paltz, Mercy College, The Posse Foundation, and The National Association for Social Workers. Saldivar graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in 2013 by way of the Educational Opportunity Program and from Columbia University School of Social Work in 2015. She was awarded the Alumnus of Distinction award in 2018, Forty Under 40 in 2019, and Distinguished Alumni Service award in 2020. When she’s not doing yoga or journaling, she’s playing board games with her daughter, husband and pooch.
