Jessica Garcia is currently employed by the City of Anaheim, doing project management in the Community & Economic Development Department. As part of her career in Community Development, she leverages community assets and public-private partnerships to create vibrant and sustainable communities for the City of Anaheim. This entails assisting in deal structuring, changing land-use discussions, corridor and specific plan studies, and deal making and negotiations for disposition and development agreements between the City and private entities.
Prior to joining the Anaheim team, Jessica completed a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara with concentrations in Comparative Politics and International Relations. She worked in a congressional internship capacity on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. for California’s 31st District. Deciding to pursue a career in public administration, Jessica completed her Master of Public Administration from California State University, Fullerton.
Currently, Jessica is working on complex, catalytic mixed-use projects in Anaheim, including a 30 acre (former landfill) horizontal mixed-use development, a 2 acre commercial project site, a 115 for-sale unit residential development, and relocation of a historic home identified for an adaptive reuse project. Jessica lives in Anaheim, CA.
Email: jgarcia3@anaheim.net