Dr. Garcia has been a transformative professional educator for 18 years in some of the most challenged schools in the Bay Area, and has dedicated his life and career to achieving educational equity for all students traditionally failed by our public school system. He spent 12years as a teacher and instructional coach, and 6 years as a middle school and elementary school administrator in Oakland and Hayward. He is a San Francisco native and a graduate of Tamalpais High school inMill Valley, UC Berkeley (B.A. & Ed.D.), and Fresno State (M.A. T.) He is currently the Co Executive Director of HIpHop Scholastics and a Director of Customized Services with Partners in School Innovation. He is an expert in English Language Learners, Culturally andLinguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning, School Climate (PBIS& RJ), School Transformation, Community Schools Development and HipHopEducation