Cristian Mendez-Garcia, WOU Class of 2008, currently serves in T-Mobile’s Experience Center as a Global Care Business Operations Manager. Active in T-Mobile’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and Oregon’s migrant farmworker communities, Mendez-Garcia has seen the power of communication between diverse groups improve community and build bridges for a better future. Prior to joining the WOU Board of Trustees, Mendez-Garcia was a member of the Western Oregon University Foundation Board of Trustees.