Angelica Garcia (she/her) serves as the Project Manager for MAPS’ therapist education initiatives, supporting program execution and development for international programs. Since 2019, Angelica has helped produce numerous education events focusing on operations, admissions, scholarships, and curriculum development. At Lykos Therapeutics, she was the Training Operations Specialist on the MDMA-Assisted Therapy Education Program team.
Angelica aims to advance psychedelic training and education programs through a trauma-focused lens. She is passionate about making psychedelic education inclusive and accessible to all, especially communities of color and those who have been historically underrepresented in clinical research. Angelica was the lead for the Health Equity Leadership Program for Practitioners at Lykos Therapeutics, and served on the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) council. Embedded throughout her life and career is a passion for fighting to dismantle systems of oppression for individual and collective liberation.
Before joining MAPS, Angelica worked in clinical research and development at multiple biotech companies. She earned a B.S. in Molecular Environmental Biology and a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach with her dog and dancing.
