Roque Garcia will be the Rotary speaker on June 13, 2023.
Garcia is the CEO of Border Area Mental Health in New Mexico. Garcia will report on what services are available to those in need in New Mexico. Topic: “Services Provided for Those In Need.”

Garcia has been the CEO of several behavioral health agencies for over 30 years. In 1990 he began as CEO for Border Area Mental Health Services (BAMHS) in Silver City and then moved to Las Cruces to run one of the largest behavioral health agencies in the state. Most recently he led the merger of three large behavioral health agencies under the BAMHS umbrella. Currently the organization sees over 2,400 unduplicated patients per year and provides services locally in Silver City, as well as in Deming, Las Cruces and Anthony.

Venue will be the Silver Bowling Center, Ten Pin Lounge, 2020 Memory Lane, Silver City, from 12-1 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. If lunch is desired, please order and pay at the café counter and your order will be delivered to your table.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

Rotary is the world’s oldest and largest service organization, with more than 1.2 million members in more than168 countries. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County as well as supporting and participating in humanitarian projects sponsored by Rotary International.

To find out more about Rotary or membership in the local club, email info@silvercityrotary.org.