Communication:  The Ultimate Tool to Create Change

Speaker: James E. Garcia, Communications Director for AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce



James E. Garcia is a playwright, journalist, university professor, and owner of Creative Vistas Media, a Valley-based media consulting firm.  He also serves as the director of communications at the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Garcia has taught writing and ethnic studies courses at Arizona State University since 2003. As a journalist, he has worked as a reporter, columnist, foreign correspondent and broadcast commentator.  He was the founding editor of Latino Perspectives Magazine and the first Latino Affairs correspondent for KJZZ, 91.5, the Valley's NPR affiliate.  Garcia also is the founder and producing artistic director of New arpa Theater Co., and he has written and produced more than a dozen plays.

Join James as he takes us through the nuances behind the unspoken ties between theater, news, public relations, neo-folk songwriting and what he has coined as the advent of the American Latino Renaissance.  You won't want to miss this exciting presentation!

Cost: $20 - Includes Lunch

No refunds will be made for cancellations within 72 hours of the event.