Richard W. Rodriguez
Considering she is a huge fan of Leon Bridges and Gary Patterson, getting an opportunity to work for The Big Good was indeed a stroke of good fortune for Camille Kelly Garcia.
That and the opportunity to do something good in her hometown “pretty much sealed the deal that I was going to fully jump in and embrace my role in the nonprofit world.”
Kelly Garcia graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in public relations in 2020, jumping, of course, right into the quicksand of the pandemic shutdowns. Not exactly an ideal time to begin life in the real world.
She was put in touch with an agency in Austin that specializes in nonprofit fundraising, communications and events. They needed to quickly move all of their largescale in-person fundraisers to digital platforms.
That was her introduction to nonprofits.
“The impact of our work inspired me to get deeper involved in the nonprofit world,” says Kelly Garcia, who eventually joined the organization.
Podcast recommendation: “Crime Junkie.” “I love true crime,” she says.