Trish Garcia Pilla

Trish Garcia Pilla is currently the Director of Operations at Code in the Schools, an education nonprofit with a mission of providing a computer science education to youth from traditionally underserved communities in Baltimore City. Before working for Code in the Schools, she managed a law office that was dedicated to advocating for people needing their Social Security/Disability Benefits and spent a great deal of volunteer hours advocating for children’s needs within the Baltimore City School district by being a PTA President and then the Parent and Community Advisory Board for City Schools’ Chairperson. This experience has been invaluable for Trish and transformed her into a lifelong advocate for young people in Baltimore City. Trish has also sat on other nonprofit boards over the years and believes in the power of nonprofits changing lives for the better in our communities. She is also the mom of three young adults (21, 22, & 25) as well as 2 wild and wonderful bulldogs.