Mrs. Garcia began her career in the financial industry in 1998, working at a local bank while simultaneously working towards a B.B.A. from Angelo State University. She joined Austin Trust Company in 2002 and has since amassed over two decades of experience in complex personal trust, guardianship and estate administration.  She earned the Accredited Estate Planner, AEP®, designation from the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils, the Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor designation, CTFA, from the Institute of Certified Bankers, the Accredited Trust and Fiduciary Advisor (ATFA) designation from Campbell University’s Lundy-Fetterman School of Business and is a graduate of the Texas Bankers Association Trust Schools I & II.  Mrs. Garcia is currently on the Board of Visitors for Southwestern University which is an appointive board within the organizational structure of the University, that assists the President and, upon request, the Board of Trustees in an advisory capacity.  She is also a member, and was a Board Member, of the Estate Planning Council of Central Texas from 2015-2022; serving her last year as President. In 2007 Mrs. Garcia became Secretary to the Austin Trust Company Board of Directors and served in that role until 2022 and was confirmed as Chief Executive Officer the same year.