Christina Garcia is an outstanding conservation leader, contributing to Ya’axché’s strength, resilience, influence and impact. Christina believes in empowering her staff and enabling their creativity and professional development, and fostering the passion, dedication and morale of the team to achieve conservation and community gains in the Maya Golden Landscape. She heads a highly dedicated, motivated and well qualified team of expert staff, volunteers and community representatives. As a result of her grounded management, the organization has scaled up its geographic impact and political influence.