Juan Garcia
Senior Director, ACT Center for Equity in Learning
ACT, Inc,
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Due to financial constraints achieving post-secondary education took a lot of work & many years, my four year degree took 10 years to complete, I worked full time while taking a few classes at a time.
Needed to learn English.
My ESL teacher, who inspired me to never give up as I learned a new language.
My mentors – My parents.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Career
Senior Director, ACT Center for Equity in Learning
I am responsible for connecting ACT to other organizations so together we can have a greater impact.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Non-Profit Organizations
Helping People
Day to Day
A typical day is interacting with team members at all levels, treating everyone with respect as we go about doing the work of helping people achieve educational success.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for everyone
Build a solid network of people who are not like you. I believe that interacting with people from other sectors, backgrounds and cultures, we can only be better!
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"At times it was hard to see the end goal, even though I knew it was there."
Challenges I Overcame
First-Generation Immigrant
First-Generation College Student
