Garcia to serve on Eastern board of trustees as student represenative

Eastern Washington University will have a new student voice on its board of trustees.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed EWU senior Mariana Garcia as the student representative to the board, replacing the graduating Francisco “Frank” Navarro.

Garcia officially joined the board July 1, took part in the recent vote to approve the 2016 fiscal year operating budget and will continue serving through June 30, 2016.

A 2011 graduate of Granger High School in the Yakima Valley, Garcia has been very active in promoting diversity at Eastern, serving as the Diversity Outreach Representative of the A...