Israel Garcia, LMSW, Social Worker

Israel Garcia, LMSW is NCCHCA’s new Migrant Health Coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic States, providing regional training and technical assistance for Migrant and Community Health Centers. Israel has a Masters of Science in Social Work with concentration in social policy from Columbia University. Before joining the NCCHCA, Israel worked as a planning analyst for the New York City Government. Simultanesuly he also run the Mexican Educational Foundation of New York, Inc., an organization that promotes higher education among first generation HS student immigrants. In addition to his planning and policy analysis experience, Israel also has extensive experience in family and individual therapy. Israel has a unique first hand experience related to the multiple challenges faced by the Latino immigrant community as he is an immigrant from Mexico himself.