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Sonia Garcia
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Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer
San Francisco, California, United States
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Jobs
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Co-Founder & Chief Growth OfficerAmae HealthJul 2024 - Current (2 years 3 months)- Co-Founder & Chief Product OfficerAmae HealthJan 2022 - Jul 2024 (2 years 7 months)On a mission to deliver radically different care for individuals suffering from severe mental illness.
- Director, Member Experience & CommunityBrightline formerly Emilio HealthJan 2020 - Jan 2022 (2 years 1 month)Brightline is the first place where technology enables extraordinary behavioral health care—so we can help children and families reach a brighter future. We’re reinventing pediatric behavioral health, bringing together the best of technology and real-world care into an extraordinary experience for families.
As a founding member ( - Digital Innovation Product Manager | Adapt + Connected FootwearNikeJun 2019 - Sep 2019 (4 months)Working with a cross-functional team of innovators, designers and engineers to pioneer the future of Nike consumer experiences.
- Knight-Hennessy ScholarStanford UniversityJan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years 1 month)The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program develops a selected, multi-disciplinary group of graduate students at Stanford University to be future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation. This is achieved through intensive leadership development, mentorship and experiential learning. I was selected to be 1 of 50 Scholars (out of 3,500 applicants) in the inaugural, pioneer cohort.
- Nonprofit Founder of By the Future, For the FutureNAMI Greater HoustonJan 2018 - Dec 2018 (1 year)By the Future For the Future is a non-profit in partnership with NAMI Greater Houston for young working professionals that provides a fun, engaging and open environment for members to learn, support and raise awareness for mental and behavioral health throughout Houston.
Our main goal is to eliminate the stigma mental illness has historically faced and continues to today, and provide a supportive and active community for those who may be struggling with mental illness, or have friends and family that are.
By the Future for the Future brings together the empowered youth of today, for a better tomorrow. - Health Strategy ConsultantAccentureJan 2016 - Jul 2018 (2 years 7 months)
- Strategy AnalystAccentureAug 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 5 months)
Education
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- MS, Engineering Design Program at the d.schoolStanford UniversityThe program focuses on the human-centered design process pioneered by David Kelley. Through applying a project based, immersive and team-oriented approach to design-thinking, students are taught the process, mindsets and skills needed to lead teams and generate impact. My capstone project is focused on designing products and services to address mental health issues in teens and adolescents.
- Bachelor of Science (BS, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering; Certification in Engineering LeadershipRice UniversityBiomedical Engineer specializing in medical devices and engineering design.
- Aerospace EngineeringUniversidad Carlos III de MadridPartook in a semester abroad at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid, Spain to study core curriculum in aerospace engineering.
Projects (professional or personal)
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- DDesign for America Rice University StudioSep 2012 - Current (14 years 1 month)Founded and established a design studio at Rice with the affiliation of a nationwide network (Design for America) that aides universities in the development of community-centric projects. Currently in the process of selecting three teams to work in various sectors within the healthcare industry. For more information on the mission and goals of the studio, please visit http://designforamerica.com.
- BBreanna Sprenger External Prosthetic ArmMay 2012 - Dec 2012 (8 months)Designed and fabricated a personal external robotic prosthetic with a $1,000 budget over the course of 3 months to meet the client’s particular needs and successfully improve the living quality and independence of the client
- EEngineers Without Borders Training CoordinatorSep 2010 - Dec 2012 (2 years 4 months)Organized and executed intensive training sessions with engineering professionals to teach all members of the chapter necessary skills for project implementation in Central America. As part of a team working for a community in Nicaragua, I also worked to design and implemented a water distribution and filtering system, as well as a health clinic for the residents of Pueblo Nuevo, Nicaragua.
Awards
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- SKnight Hennessy ScholarStanford UniveristyKnight-Hennessy Scholars is an international graduate-level scholarship program for study at Stanford University. Established in 2016, the program develops a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation. Scholars receive full funding to pursue any graduate degree at Stanford as well as leadership training, mentorship, and experiential learning across multiple disciplines.
- HSF ScholarHispanic Scholarship FundHSF empowers Latino families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional Hispanic American students as possible.
As the nation’s largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, HSF has awarded over $500 million in scholarships and provides a range of impactful programs for HSF Scholars. For more information about the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, please visit HSF.net. - TTexas Instruments Innovation Challenge - 2nd Place
- GGrand Prize - Excellence in Engineering Design
- RRice Engineering Alumni Merit Scholarship