Sergio García Mejía is a Ph.D. candidate in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department at the Center for Disaster Resilience at the University of Maryland (UMD). His research explores the intersections between infrastructure resilience, household recovery, disaster aid, and disaster management, explicitly concerning their manifestations in multi-hazard-prone locations and vulnerable populations. Sergio graduated from Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala with a BA in Civil Engineering and then came to the US with a Fulbright grant to obtain an MSc in Civil & Environmental Engineering at UMD. In 2022, Sergio was a NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellow at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), where he worked on advancing Environmental Justice policies focusing on the analysis of the agency’s renewable energy environmental assessments. Sergio also has significant experience working in municipal and non-profit organizations in rural and semi-rural environments in Guatemala. Sergio has a keen interest in disaster science communication and has collaborated with multiple media outlets in Guatemala and Latin America. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, cycling, and playing soccer.