About me
Eloy Garza is a passionate advocate for work-based learning. He is the founder and creator of the Career Bridge app, a powerful tool for facilitating work-based learning projects by empowering teachers, students, and business partners with a safe and secure space for collaboration. Additionally, he has served as the Dual Credit Marketing Instructor, DECA Advisor, and Shot Put & Discus Coach. He also serves on the Marketing Advisory Committee at South Texas College and is a member of the Business, Marketing, and Finance Advisory and Work-Based Learning Champions Group for The Texas Education Agency.
He double majored in Marketing and Advertising at Morningside University in Sioux City, IA. He holds a Masters of Professional Studies in Integrated Marketing Communications from Georgetown University in Washington, DC and an Entrepreneurship Acceleration Certificate from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to becoming an educator, he served as a Head of Marketing and Account Executive for a technical publications company headquartered in San Antonio, TX.
His corporate experience in business development and marketing led him to develop the student-led agency model which provided comprehensive business solutions in exchange for experiential learning opportunities. He is a recipient of the South Texas College Distinguished Teaching and Learning Award and his teaching methodology has been recognized as an innovative work-based learning model by the U.S. Department of Education, Ford Next Generation Learning, National Career Pathways Network, the Center on Reinventing Public Education, and many more. Additionally, he has aided the U.S. Department of Education with the CTE CyberNet Academies, the Rural Tech Project national initiatives, and was invited by U.S. Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten to be part of a STEM Stakeholder Roundtable Meeting to discuss his efforts in work-based learning.
Aside from his efforts in the classroom he is a USATF Level 2 Certified Throws Coach. As a former collegiate thrower himself, he is committed to helping student/athletes pursue their maximum potential. His athletes were consistently ranked among the best in the country and he has coached numerous Shot Put and Discus athletes to compete at Regional, State and Junior Olympic Levels. Moreover, he has coached Bronze, Silver, and Gold State Champions in Texas.