Staff Member of The Week!

Tessah currently serves in the capacity of Director of the Barelas Economic Opportunity Center (BEOC), and has been on staff for 2 years, but an active community partner and member of the AHCC since 2002. With over 15 years of experience in strategic funding, organizational/program development, community outreach and cross-sector coalition-building, Tessah has organically evolved in the Diversity and Inclusion landscape of our local economic and workforce development arena. A native of (very) rural Massachusetts and multiple generations of small business owners, Tessah has claimed New Mexico as her soul’s home since 2002, and now irrigates land cared for by 6 generations of New Mexicans, including her 5 year old daughter, Grayson Garcia. She holds a BA from University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a MA in Intercultural Relations, Community Development Emphasis from Lesley University.


Staff Member of The Week! Tessah currently serves in the capacity of Director of the Barelas Economic Opportunity Center (BEOC), and has been on staff for 2 years, but an active community partner and member of the AHCC since 2002. With over 15 years of experience in strategic funding, organizational/program development, community outreach and cross-sector coalition-building, Tessah has organically evolved in the Diversity and Inclusion landscape of our local economic and workforce development arena. A native of (very) rural Massachusetts and multiple generations of small business owners, Tessah has claimed New Mexico as her soul’s home since 2002, and now irrigates land cared for by 6 generations of New Mexicans, including her 5 year old daughter, Grayson Garcia. She holds a BA from University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a MA in Intercultural Relations, Community Development Emphasis from Lesley University.
Weekly Highlights - Weekly Highlights March 27, 2018