Iris Garcia

Campaign Organizing Fellow at Texas Equal Access Fund
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Fundraising
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Campaign Organizing Fellow
      • Aug 2023 - Present

    • United States
    • Political Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Executive Director
      • Sep 2021 - Jun 2023

      - Built year-round employee infrastructure by hiring, training, and managing a regular staff of 4-7 throughout the year and conducting regular staff and 1:1 meetings - Improved candidate filing processes and coordinated with Texas Secretary of State and Tarrant County Elections Administration to conduct a primary election in the 3rd largest county in Texas - Managed external communications through graphic design, social media, regular weekly newsletters, basic website updates, press releases - Developed and managed relationships with local and statewide social and political partners, candidates, elected officials, and press media - Supervised and consulted on volunteer-led committee activities - Implemented and managed a student internship program Show less

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • North TX Community Organizer
      • Oct 2020 - Sep 2021

      - Recruited, engaged, and trained volunteers and supporters across North Texas- Built and managed Leadership Advocacy Committees and student chapters - Collaborated with community and state-wide organizations to uplift each other’s missions - Successfully managed multiple projects synchronously - Coordinated community outreach and education events around reproductive and voter rights - Organized and hosted virtual phone banks to GOTV for candidates across Texas - Coordinated and facilitated 3 state-wide student fellowships Show less

    • Youth Organizer
      • Feb 2019 - Oct 2020

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

      As a GTA in the Sociology department, I proctored exams (up to 200 students), graded exams and essays, and led lectures on topics related to my research. Courses I have T.A.'ed for: Sociological Theory, Social Statistics, Sociology of Reproduction, Sociology of the Family, and Race, Ethnicity, & Family Formation. As a GTA in the Sociology department, I proctored exams (up to 200 students), graded exams and essays, and led lectures on topics related to my research. Courses I have T.A.'ed for: Sociological Theory, Social Statistics, Sociology of Reproduction, Sociology of the Family, and Race, Ethnicity, & Family Formation.

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Bilingual Phonebanker
      • Oct 2018 - Nov 2018

      Contacted low propensity voters, mainly spanish-speakers, to Get Out to Vote in Dallas County Contacted low propensity voters, mainly spanish-speakers, to Get Out to Vote in Dallas County

    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Advocacy Assistant
      • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

      Community outreach and education Data Entry Community outreach and education Data Entry

    • Sous Chef and Cashier Trainer
      • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Lee's Grilled Cheese
    • Fort Worth, TX
    • Assistant Catering Manager
      • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

Education

  • The University of Texas at Arlington
    Master of Arts - MA, Sociology
    2018 - 2020
  • University of Texas at Arlington - College of Liberal Arts
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology
    2016 - 2017
  • Tarrant County College
    Associate’s Degree
    2013 - 2015

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