Elisandra Garcia
Director of Engagement

Elisandra Garcia joined the El Dorado team as Director of Engagement, focusing her expertise on Design Justice. Her role at the firm consists of the direction and execution of Public and Stakeholder Engagement initiatives, documentation, analysis, and its process into Schematic Design. She simultaneously manages internal and external efforts on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at El Dorado. Elisandra’s responsibilities also involve research, academic partnerships, and designing spatial justice benchmarks throughout projects. Her expertise involves but is not limited to trauma-informed engagement and design, stakeholder interface, and culturally competent design processes.

Concurrently, Elisandra is a Design for Spatial Justice Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon, in Portland. Her research, service, and practice investigates Urban Violence in North American cities.