Sergio García Mejía is a Ph.D. student of the Civil & Environmental Engineering department in 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. Sergio has significant experience working in municipal and non-profit organizations in rural and semi-rural environments in Guatemala.