Sharon Garcia

Sharon Garcia

Director of Communications
mapicon San Antonio, Texas

Direct Line: 210.446.4282
Media Inquiries and Interview Requests: communications@nalcab.org 

Sharon Garcia is a seasoned marketing and communications professional with extensive experience in tourism, the arts, economic development, philanthropy and international relations. As NALCAB’s Director of Communications, she leads the Communications & Membership department and is responsible for all marketing and communication strategies, brand identity, digital media platforms, membership engagement and recruitment, and the promotion of NALCAB’s nationwide programs and initiatives.

Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Sharon graduated from the the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Arts in International Policy Studies.

With expertise in community engagement, strategic planning and visual design, Sharon has held leadership roles with the City of San Antonio, the Briscoe Western Art Museum, the San Antonio Area Foundation, the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Dublin & Associates.

She has served on the boards of the San Antonio Council for International Visitors and Cressie Animal Refuge and Enrichment (CARE), and as an Arts Funding Panelist for the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture. Sharon has been honored as a “Women Who Mean Business” Award recipient from Minority Business News Austin/San Antonio and has received awards for excellence in the areas of communication arts and education from the Association of Texas Chambers of Commerce, the San Antonio Northside Independent School District and the International School of the Americas.