years of public service, 2012 to today
named to Insider NJ's Top 100 Policymakers
visually impaired woman to run for the Newark Board of Education
WorkAbility signed into law after her testimony in Trenton
"Nature heals and peace starts at home."
Testimony before committee in Trenton helped carry the WorkAbility legislation into law in 2022. Her open letter to Congress, "Please Save Medicaid," made the case for the services Americans with disabilities depend on.
Civil Society Town Halls at UN Headquarters, Nairobi, Vienna, and the accessibility committee that opened the 2024 Summit of the Future to delegates with disabilities.
A speaker on what new technologies mean for independence, employment and civic voice. At the 2026 High-Level Political Forum she called for modern, technology-driven clean-water systems for at-risk populations.
Global Ambassador for Peace. Climate Reality Leader. Steering Committee of the People's Climate Movement. Each year, a campaign against gender-based violence during the 16 Days of Activism.
Rising to Global Service Team Coordinator in 2018.
An independent campaign on empathy, direction and unity. Insider NJ ranks her the state's most influential Millennial.
"Reclaiming the Songs of Birds."
After her written and in-person testimony. Named to Insider NJ's Top 100 Policymakers. Co-organizes "Nothing About Us Without Us" with the UNESCO Center for Peace.
On behalf of the Universal Peace Federation and WFWPI.
Helping open the largest multilateral gathering of the year to delegates with disabilities. Speaks at the UN Civil Society Conference, Nairobi.
Named in the year of America's 250th. Speaks at the High-Level Political Forum in July. First place, Mujer Generosidad, Inspirando Vidas Awards, Mexico.
A New Jersey 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit teaching people with disabilities, women and underserved communities to use technology for work, independence and civic voice.
At the HLPF side event "From Crisis to Transformation," Priscilla Garces called for investment in clean-water access for at-risk populations through modern management systems and technology.
Read morePriscilla Garces stood with nonprofit leaders and elected officials at the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits' inaugural Advocacy Day in Trenton.
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