Summary: Experienced Director of Development, Marketing, and Public Relations with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry, University environments, and not-for-profit organizations.. Skilled in Nonprofit Leadership, Operations, and Management , Marketing Management, Business Planning, Integrated Marketing, and Entrepreneurship. Strong media and communication professional focused in Business Administration, Marketing Communications, Journalism and Quantitative Analysis from California State University-East Bay. Bio: Kyle Garcia is an accomplished nonprofit executive who has fundraised more than $30 million dollars over her nearly 20-year career. Her superpower is designing and implementing sophisticated, donor-centric strategies, and community outreach initiatives with a laser focus on mission achievement. Kyle joined La Familia-FESCO with experience across both the private and non-profit sector in senior business development, philanthropy, communications, and strategic donor-development roles. The portfolios she has managed span the topics of health equity, diversity and inclusion, workforce development, servant leadership, STEAM programming, domestic violence, early education, social justice, and civil liberties. In her current role at La Familia, she is a passionate development professional who thrives on communicating the story of the organization to foster engagement and investment. Her heart lies in helping individuals and families become more-sustainable: the purpose which drives her lifelong objective of leveraging strategic connections and relationships in service of the community. A California native, Kyle is a graduate of California State University East Bay (BS-Business Administration and Communications); with certifications in Digital Marketing, CRM Design, Philanthropy, and Journalism. Early in her career she moved to Kansas where her business enabled her to serve the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), The Kansas Arts Commission, and The Kansas Department of Commerce. She has held the positions of Director of Marketing and Development, University of Kansas; Executive Director - CEO, YWCA of NE Kansas; Executive Director, Prairie Renaissance Arts; CEO, Phoenix Galleries; President of Business Development, Simple Wellness; and Director of Strategy and Non-Profit Development, Phoenix Solutions.