Alejandra Garcia is an associate director for the center’s National Technical Assistance Department, leading and delivering a wide range of onsite and remote technical assistance projects including drug treatment court evaluations, statewide strategic plans, opioid court implementation, and training events. Previously, she worked as the program associate and social work intern for the center’s Training Institute where she cocreated and implemented the strategic plan for its inaugural year, as well as collaborated with departments across the center to develop original training content. She previously interned with the New York Legal Assistance Group’s Legal Health department, and has worked in a variety of roles in the area of youth development. She received her master of social work degree from the Silver School of Social Work at New York University, and her bachelor of arts in sociology and psychology from Columbia University.