Jesus Garcia, a resident of Little Village for 31 years, is Executive Director of the Little Village Community Development Corporation. Little Village Community Development Corporation is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to achieving balanced development projects that are responsive to the needs of residents and businesses of Little Village. Mr. Garcia has served as an elected public official for 13 years as an Alderman and State Senator, and was former Director of Little Village Neighborhood Housing Services. Mr. Garcia received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois. He has his Masters in Urban Planning and is currently enrolled in the Urban Developers Program at UIC.