Mayra Garcia was 26 years old when she became a GOJoven Fellow. She is a native of Quintana Roo and currently coordinates the recruitment and hiring of personnel at Xel-Ha, an eco-tourist water park near Tulum with over 500 employees. She began working at Xel-Ha four years ago as the supervisor of environmental education and was quickly promoted to a management position due to her initiative, interpersonal skills and other leadership qualities. She is a certified trainer within Xel-Ha, acting as the primary instructor of quality assurance and health services, and has been invited to be a trainer in the park’s new internal Drug Prevention Program. An active member of the park’s Gender Equity Committee, she often serves as a counselor to the young staff on personal issues, including sexual and reproductive health. Mayra is currently studying Hotel Management and hopes to someday be a professor in the area of humanities.
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