Rose Garcia is the Executive Director of Tierra del Sol Housing Corporation, a premier affordable housing and community development organization devoted to the region of New Mexico, west Texas and southern Arizona. Since 25 years, Garcia manages housing development, direct services and has completed 6,000 affordable housing units to assist residents that earn low to moderate income of several communities. She was recruited in 1996-99 as founding Executive Director to implement the El Paso, Texas Collaborative for Community & Economic Development. Garcia served in various leadership roles to advance the affordable housing and community development movement in the Southwest United States and Mexico international border.