"We are very pleased to announce this appointment" says Dr. Joe Buck, Communities in Schools of Savannah Board Chair. "Ms. Garcia-Quick will bring leadership and creativity to the organization's programs, and a deep sense of commitment to our students. She has served non-profits at all program, fundraising, and executive leadership levels, and has a breadth of perspective and experience."

"I am very honored to have been chosen for this role. The mission of Communities in Schools of Savannah is something that hits very close to home for me.  In a nutshell, "I was that kid", says Garcia-Quick. "Lots of things were going on in my household as a kid. Poverty. Alcoholism. My parents divorced when I was a junior in high school. One went this way, the other went that way, we lost our house, and I was left to my own devices. There was a time when I would leave school and go to work from 2-11pm so that I could pay for a room at the motel around the corner from my high school. Had it not been for that one teacher and that one administrator taking that extra step to make sure I got to school or who stood up and said 'you WILL graduate' - I never would have completed high school and most likely would have ended up a statistic. The interest taken in me back then has since been formalized by Communities in Schools. Their unique model of integrated services positions site coordinators inside schools to assess students' needs and provide resources to help them succeed in the classroom and in life. I wanted to be a part of that".