Cristóbal “Chris” Garcia is a first-generation graduate from the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), Colorado State University, and the Latino Leadership Institute through the University of Denver. He currently acts as the associate director of alumni relations at UNC, working to engage alumni from across the country in institutional priorities, alumni career employment and advancement, institutional recruitment efforts, and through alumni social media engagement. Chris is also co-founder of the Latino Northern Colorado podcast, which highlights issues, opportunities, and contributions of leaders in the Hispanic/Latinx community in the area.

Chris currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy and Research Organization. He is a 2018 Honoree of both the '40 Under Forty' from BizWest Northern Colorado and the 'Student Impact Award' from the Colorado Coalition for the Educational Advancement of Latinos, and a 2020 honoree of the 'Best Of Greeley' in the Community Activist category from the Greeley Tribune. In his free time, he enjoys building community in the company of loved ones and friends and hiking Colorado outdoors.