Ruben Garcia:
CLASS OF 1965
Belmont High SchoolClass of 1965
Los angeles, CA
California State UniversityClass of 1969
Los angeles, CA
Berendo Middle SchoolClass of 1962
Los angeles, CA
Tenth Street Elementary SchoolClass of 1959
Los angeles, CA
Ninth Street Elementary SchoolClass of 1953
Los angeles, CA
Ruben's Story
Dr. Ruben R. Garcia became District Director of the U. S. Small Business Administrations San Diego District Office on December 23, 2005. In this role Garcia is responsible for overseeing SBA financial and educational development programs for San Diego and Imperial Counties. The San Diego Office has been ranked among the top offices in the U.S.
The son of a Texas field laborer, Garcia moved with his family to Southern California when he was five and graduated years later as student body president of Belmont High School in Los Angeles. After a year in college, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, graduated from the West Point Preparatory School, and served in infantry and special weapons assignments. Over the past 30 years, Garcia has held management positions with a number of firms, including ARCO, Texaco, Cla...Expand for more
rk Equipment, Yale and Caterpillar Corporations.
In 1999, Dr. Garcia helped form the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and served as the Founding President/CEO and executive director. Under his guidance and leadership, the organization grew from three to more than 13,000 members in only three years. NAHREP is a non-profit trade association committed to increasing Hispanic home ownership by empowering real estate professionals that serve Hispanic consumers.
In addition to studies at West Point, Dr. Garcia has a marketing degree from Pacific Western University; an MBA certificate from Tulane University; and an MBA and Ph.D. from Madison University. He also studied at the UCLA Extension School of Business Management. Ruben and his wife Alma reside in Bonita, California.
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