Cathy Garcia serves LEAD Missions International as the Chief Strategist Officer. Cathy is an ordained minister and serves with her husband as the Executive Pastors of Freedom Life Church in Mission, Texas. She has travelled extensively in Mexico, South East Asia, England, Northern Ireland and Africa, working on different humanitarian/ministry projects and speaking engagements.

Cathy is very involved in the City of Mission, Texas, community. She serves in leadership on several boards for organizations, including; Mission Economic Development, the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce, Mission Economic Development Authority and Mission Helping Hands. Cathy was a member of The Rotary Club of Mission, Texas. She is a graduate of Leadership Mission. As a woman greatly committed to community development, she has served on many community committees such as the Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon, Mission’s Trash Bash and Mission’s Sister City Programs, just to mention a few. Cathy serves the community with great dedication and this commitment earned her the distinguished honor of being named Woman of the Year in 2015. Cathy resides in Mission, Texas with her husband Eliud and their two children: Juan and Elizabeth.