PRISCILLA GARCES — FACT SHEET (October 2026)

Name: Priscilla Garces (pronounced GAR-ses)
Title: Founder and Executive Director, Always Forward Foundation
UN roles: United Nations Representative, Women's Federation for World Peace International; Global Ambassador for Peace, Universal Peace Federation (appointed 2023)
Based: Union County, New Jersey
Local roles: Chair, Union Township ADA Committee; Union County Advisory Board on Persons with Disabilities; Human Services Advisory Council
Honors: Insider NJ Top 100 Policymakers, 2022 and 2026; Inspirando Vidas Award, Mujer Generosidad, first place, Mexico, 2026
Boards: Trustee, New Jersey Fund for the Blind; State Chair, Youth Engagement, G100; founding Cabinet Committee member, Emerge New Jersey
Education: B.S. Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University (honors); M.S. Nonprofit Leadership and Development, Fordham University (Phi Kappa Phi); Professional Certificate in Bilingual Translation, New York University
Speaks on: technology, accessibility, the future of work, disability policy, peace and climate

APPROVED DESCRIPTIONS (quote as written)

One line:
Priscilla Garces is a New Jersey disability-rights leader, United Nations Representative and Global Ambassador for Peace, and a speaker on technology, accessibility and the future of work.

Short (60 words):
Priscilla Garces is the Founder and Executive Director of Always Forward Foundation. A blind disability-rights leader, she is a United Nations Representative for the Women's Federation for World Peace International and Global Ambassador for Peace for the Universal Peace Federation, twice named to Insider NJ's Top 100 Policymakers, and speaks on technology, accessibility and the future of work.

Spoken introduction (20 seconds):
Please welcome Priscilla Garces: disability-rights leader, United Nations Representative and Global Ambassador for Peace, twice named one of New Jersey's Top 100 Policymakers, and founder of Always Forward, where she is teaching people with disabilities, women and underserved communities to use technology for work, independence and civic voice.

PHOTO CREDIT
Courtesy of Priscilla Garces / Always Forward Foundation. Alt text for the headshot: "Priscilla Garces, smiling slightly, in a navy blazer over a white collared shirt, photographed against a white background."
