
President Garcia is a native of Brooklyn, New York. Her parents had immigrated to New York from Puerto Rico. She worked as a secretary to put herself through college, earning a bachelor’s degree in business education from Baruch College. She holds master’s degrees from New York University and Columbia University and an educational doctorate from Teachers College at Columbia.
Dr. Garcia has been on the faculty at Arizona State University, Montclair State University, and Hosta Community College.


