David Manuel Garcia
Company
Seattle Audubon Nature Shop
Job Title
Manager
Accomplishments
Garcia manages the over 30 volunteers that power the Nature Shop as well as overseeing retail operations for the shop – whose profits provide essential funding for the programs of Seattle Audubon. He strives to create a safe and welcoming space that is seen as not just a retail store but as a valuable community resource as well. He is also an advocate for diversity in the environmental/outdoor movement, volunteering his time as a local trip leader with the non-profit Latino Outdoors. Garcia truly believes that much like the great outdoors, The Nature Shop has something for everybody.