Sergio García Mejía

Sergio Garcia is a Fulbright Scholar from Guatemala. He graduated from Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala with a BA in Civil Engineering. He is currently pursuing a Water Resources MSc degree at the University of Maryland, College Park, and is part of the Center for Disaster Resilience at the A. James Clark School of Engineering. His research focuses on improving the comprehension of risk to natural hazards in Guatemala. Sergio has significant experience working in municipal planning in both rural and semi-rural environments in Guatemala. He has also assisted in developing educational projects near Guatemala City's garbage dump and is currently working to design and build a new community development and educational program in the same area. Sergio has also played in several musical groups and participated in various non-profit music projects.