E-mail: jcvega@thepraxisproject.org
Juan Carlos Vega was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan where in December 1994 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He completed his Master of Information Sciences from the University of Maryland, College Park in December 2001.
From 1995 to 2001, Juan Carlos was a Digital Conversion Specialist with the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress where he gained valuable experience in the areas of research, technical support, and library and information management. Prior to this, he worked for the Michigan State University Libraries where he was Team Coordinator for the César E. Chávez Collection on Chicano and Puerto Rican Studies and Library Assistant at the Map Library.
Juan Carlos' involvement in alcohol and tobacco control began with the National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT) in 2001. As the Information Resources Manager, he organized, disseminated, and managed all aspects of LCAT's Information Center and its publications. By providing reference assistance to LCAT staff, the media, other non-profit organizations, as well as federal, state, and local government agencies, Juan Carlos successfully disseminated the importance of a healthier Latino community.