104 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine MEDICINE, HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS startups to help build their brands and expand their databases. In 1994, Mr. Garza joined DiagnosTemps, the first radiology staffing firm in the country. He spent 30 years with the company, which initially served the Dallas-Fort Worth area. During his tenure, he significantly expanded the company’s reach nationally, growing annual revenue from $2.5 million to approximately $21 million. Mr. Garza then joined Four Winds Staffing LLC as vice president of consulting, where he focused on enhancing its radiology sector by training nursing recruiters in allied staffing. He began working at AHEC in 2026. Throughout his career, Mr. Garza has demonstrated resilience and dedication as he has adapted to changes in the field of radiology. He started his journey from the ground up by building strong, long-term relationships, which have been the foundation of his professional impact and success. For Stephen Garza, what started as a job recruiting radiology for temporary positions has turned into a 32-year career educating hospital leaders and training imaging professionals. He has become a trusted resource that medical systems and their directors can call upon at any time for staffing or operational challenges. Mr. Garza is a strategic solutions consultant at the Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC), one of Texas’s oldest staffing agencies, where he is strengthening its recruiting capabilities. Through the company, he also helps rural hospitals cross-train their existing employees, so they are less reliant on temporary staffing solutions. Mr. Garza finds this dual approach rewarding, as it allows him to promote both education and staffing solutions, thereby lowering costs for facilities and increasing employees’ skill sets. He believes transitioning to the educational side of healthcare enables him to better address hospitals’ needs by identifying pain points and providing effective solutions. With a degree in mortuary science, Mr. Garza worked for five years as a funeral director and embalmer. This background exposed him to the scientific aspects of healthcare, and he transitioned into staffing as a medical recruiter in the early 1990s. There was significant demand for temporary healthcare professionals during this time, and Mr. Garza worked with several STEPHEN GARZA STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT Advanced Health Education Center Mesquite, TX
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