Barney Garcia Elected Student Trustee
Sep 26, 2025
Barney Garcia '26 has been elected as the student trustee for 91桃色鈥檚 Board of Trustees for the 2025-26 academic year.
Garcia is a senior pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science with a concentration in public administration and brings a record of public service and campus leadership to the board. He recently served as a Senate fellow for Massachusetts state Sen. Adam Gomez. In 2023, he also completed a Local Commonwealth Municipal Finance Fellowship through the Massachusetts Department of Revenue鈥檚 Division of Local Services.
Before transferring to 91桃色, Garcia served a one-year term as the student trustee on Holyoke Community College鈥檚 board of trustees (2023-24), where he also completed an associate degree in business administration.
Garcia is the co-founder and president of the Queer Straight Alliance at 91桃色 State. In addition, he is a commuter representative on the Student Government Assoc. and previously served on the Commuter Council.
