Silver State Times

Jose “Joe” A. Garcia has earned a day in his honor after serving the Silver State for more than 28 years.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak recently proclaimed Thursday as his day.

“Now, therefore, I, Steve Sisolak, governor of the state of Nevada, do hereby proclaim Dec. 14, 2022, as a day in honor of Joe A. Garcia,” the proclamation reads.

Throughout his nearly three-decade tenure, Garcia demonstrated commitment and dedication, and he served as an example of integrity for the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services.

Garcia started working for Nevada on Nov. 4, 1996, as a Family Services Supervisor at the Henderson District Office. He received a promotion to Social Services Manager IV in October 2003, taking over the newly established Flamingo District Office, according to state records.

A second promotion came when he was named Social Services Manager V in February 2007. In that position, he oversaw DWSS Field Operations and, on three times, performed dual management of the Reno, Owens and Flamingo District Offices.

Garcia returned to the Flamingo District Office as the Social Services Manager IV in August 2010, and he said it was the best job he had ever had.

He headed up the first-ever DWSS call center team at the Belrose District Office in 2003, served as a DWSS liaison with the Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation, and was a key player in numerous special projects over the course of his long and illustrious career.

In May 2017, Garcia was promoted to his current position as Social Services Chief III, overseeing the Program Operations, Support and Training teams in Central Office.

Additionally, Garcia helped numerous state agencies with mediating and resolving employee relations as a Certified State Mediator and as a Resolution Conference Facilitator. Joe earned his credential as a Certified Public Manager in May 2017 and has remained actively involved with the CPM program to date as a Capstone Evaluator.

Garcia “has had a profound impact on the majority of those he has come into contact with, consistently prioritizing organizational interests over personal ones,” the proclamation says.