Jeannette E. Garcia

Jeannette believes that access to education and programs that provide opportunities for students to co-mingle with people in positions of power are key to creating a more equitable future. Prior to becoming the Director: Communications at UP Partnership, Jeannette was a reporter with the San Antonio Business Journal covering tech, defense, small business and diversity, equity and inclusion issues. She has more than 10 years of communications and marketing experience having led these type of efforts for the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the City of San Antonio’s Economic Development Department. She has a bachelor’s degree in public relations with concentrations in Latino Media Studies and Business Foundations from the University of Texas at Austin.