Ms. Garcia was born and raised in the province of Chaco, Argentina. She graduated with a Juris Doctor from Universidad Nacional del Nordeste Corrientes Argentina. Intellectual curiosity and adventure drove her to the United States where she obtained a Master of Arts in Spanish, with a concentration in Hispanic Literature, and a Master of Arts in Law and Political Science, both from Loyola University in Chicago. She has taught at Loyola in Chicago, Santa Clara University, San Jose City College and Contra Costa College. She is also certified in Positive Psychology coaching from the Wholebeing Institute by Professore Tal Sahar.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‌​‌‍‍​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Ms. Garcia has published several papers and short fiction works. Some specific areas of interest in her research are Positive Psychology, neuroscience and language acquisition, indigenous culture, and non-systemic education Her teaching philosophy at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley is to be a facilitator in the classroom. She wishes to establish a nurturing, all-inclusive environment which is grounded in the knowledge that each individual learns at her/his own pace in accordance with her/his innate intelligence. Ms. Garcia’s attendance of a 10 day silent retreat centered around Vipassana meditation has heavily influenced her teaching style. Ms. Garcia’s approach is based in understanding the depths of the mind. During her free time, she loves to dine out, go to movies and continue exploring unknown realms.