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Portrait of Maritza Garcia

Honor Society® member

Maritza Garcia

Group Leader at The Barker Lounge, Cranford, NJ

  • Creative Writing - Fiction
  • Class of 2024
  • Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Member since September 2020

Education

  • Union County College NJ

    English - AA

    2022 – 2023

Honors and awards

  • Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

    Iota Xi Chapter; recognized my academic achievements and provided opportunities to grow as a scholar and a leader

Goals and interests

Career goal

College Professor and Novelist

Graduate school interests

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree with a focus on fiction

Outside the classroom

reading, writing, long-distance running

Experience

  • Group Leader

    The Barker Lounge, Cranford, NJ

    Jun 2021 – Aug 2022

Volunteering

  • Veterinary Technician's Assistant

    Westfield Animal Hospital

    Dec 2018 – Jan 2019

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Spanish Beginner