She was the first female Essex County District Attorney, elected in 2006 and serving until 2009, administering the office and investigating and prosecuting crimes throughout the county. Prior to that, Ms. Garcia worked as an Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office. Ms. Garcia is a member of the Warren County, Essex County, Adirondack Women’s, and New York State Bar Associations, and has served as a board member of the Adirondack Community Action Program, Albany Law School National Alumni Association, Albany Law School Board of Trustees, and Siena College Social Work Advisory Board. She received her law degree from Albany Law School and her undergraduate degree from Siena College. Ms. Garcia was appointed to the Commission by Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie.