Ceiba Congratulates City’s New Director of Latino Engagement

On Tuesday, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced that her office had created a new position in the city’s government — director of Latino engagement. The man appointed to this position is William Garcia, who Parker said has been working in Philly’s Latino community for two decades.

Yet it’s unclear what exactly the new role will involve. Garcia, 41, has worked primarily at Esperanza Academy Charter School and is unknown to many from the growing population of Philadelphians. And the city did not respond to requests for comment on how he was chosen, why the new position was created, or what his precise responsibilities will be.