Sociologa, Educadora,& Administradora, Con mas de 40 años de servicios, Sera reconocida por el Ahpsi.
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Nuestra Organizacion Asociacion Hispana de profesionales de la salud, Muy orgullosamente anuncia que la Profesora Ana Garcia, sera reconocida, con el titulo ” Lifetime Achievement Recognition Award”, dentro de nuestro XII Congreso medico annual internacional, el Domingo, 21 de Myo, 2017, Hora 1pm , evento a celebrarse en el Auditorio Principal, del Hopsital Linconl, Bronx,NY
“Como miembro del comite organizador de esta gran evento me siento muy contenta que el ahpsi, reconozca en esta año 2017, a la Licda.Ana Garcia, la cual la considero un ejemplo de dedicacion, & Humildad dentro de nuestra comunidad” Expreso Ines Tejada, RN,
QUIEN ES ANA I. GARCIA -BREVE BIOGRAFIA
Ana I. García Reyes , M.S., Ed.
Decana/ Associate Dean for Community Relations/ Division of Institutional Advancement
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The City University New York
475 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451
Associate Dean Ana Isabel García Reyes was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic and raised in New York City. As a result of her very limited language proficiency in English when she came to the United States, she confronted challenges which motivated her to learn and eventually graduated with honors from Louis D. Brandeis High School in Manhattan. Her mother beloved late mother Ana Luisa Ramirez Borrero de Garcia was born in Lajas Puerto Rico and her father Jose Marcelino Garcia was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic. She then received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the City College of the City University of New York (CUNY) in 1979, and her Master of Science degree in Bilingual Education from the same institution in 1989. García Reyes lives in New York City and has been involved in community service for more than four decades. Youngest of her siblings of 3 sisters and one brother and the first in her family who graduated from college. She has a daughter named Natil Linette Reyes.
Dean Garcia Reyes has over 40 years of experience in higher education, including extensive work in program management, fundraising and personnel management. García Reyes started her career as a counselor for Aspira of New York, Inc. from 1991 to 1996. She later served as supervisor and then Director of the Student Support Services Program (SSSP) at the City College of New York. At Hostos Community College, Dean García Reyes started as the Special Assistant to the President/ Chief of Staff. In March 1998, she assumed additional duties and responsibilities under the title of Special Assistant to the President for Community Relations and Director of International Programs. Her responsibilities included assisting the President in administrative operations, community and external relations as well as governmental affairs. In addition, she coordinated and monitored cultural heritage events, public community forums, and international academic exchanges/ professional development programs for teachers. The love and commitment to her job makes her an icon in the communities served by the college. As the community relations liaison for the college and a member of the CUNY Legislative Action Committee (CLAC), Dean García Reyes maintains professional ties with external institutions and professional organizations as well as city, state, and federal policy makers.
Dean García Reyes is a founding member of CUNY in the Heights, an educational center of the university which offers certificates and college bearing courses among other higher education programs. In addition, she is a founding and advisory board member of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and currently serves as Chair/ President of the Dominican Studies Association. She also served as past president elect of the National Association for Equality and Excellence in Education, Inc. and executive committee member for the CEO Board of Directors (when it was known as NCEOA). This national organization represents federally funded TRIO programs which in turn serves low income, first generation and disabled students of diverse background.
The New York City Council recommended her unanimously for the New York City Youth Board, and she received a mayoral appointment to this body in 1994 for the first time and continued Mayoral reappointments to the present. García Reyes is the founder of the NYS Dominican Women in Government organization. She has participated in many conferences and roundtable discussions. In 2001, she was the first woman elected as president of the Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR). During her tenure as President, DANR engaged in lobbying efforts for the first time in Capitol Hill. She also started the first voter’s registration campaign focused on Dominicans Americans. She has received numerous awards and citations from the three houses of government of the US. She has also been recognized by numerous universities, educational institutions and professional organizations for her leadership and advocacy on behalf of underserved communities. García Reyes has also been recognized for her excellent track record of coordinating academic exchange programs and has published various articles in books and magazines. For two consecutive years (2004 and 2005), García Reyes received “The Salomé Ureña de Henríquez” award. This honor, which is bestowed on educators with a record of lifelong commitment to excellence in education, is presented at the National Palace in the Dominican Republic by the Minister of Education and the President of the Dominican Republic. In 2012, she was selected as one of 25 Bronx Influential Women by Bronx Times newspaper. Her bio has been published in 5 books as one of the most distinguished Dominican American women of the diaspora. Her latest bio is included in the Dominican Women Pioneers from colonial times to present (Mujeres Pioneras Dominicanas), published by Dr. Valentina Peguero in 2016.
As a volunteer of the NYC literacy program, Quisqueya Aprende Contigo, Dean García Reyes and NYC DOE Deputy Chancellor Baez trained volunteers who taught over 80 adults read and write in less than a year. Dean García Reyes’ work makes her a kind of cultural ambassador between the Dominican community and other spheres.
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