Agape

Founder

Ms. Garcia brings over 18 years of management oversight, compliance, and regulatory
administrative experience. Known for her "Get It Done" attitude toward undertaking tasks, Garcia is a
valued asset to the various organizations she has worked with.
As a Mayoral appointee her experience was invaluable allowing the assigned teams, she worked with to
effectively collaborate in identifying various gaps and discrepancies violating policies and procedures,
requiring decisions to publicly announce the exoneration or acquittal to the reported allegations.
Garcia’s security/law enforcement training incorporates DHS, and training received through the different
County Sheriff's departments such as Human Factors Threat Error Management, and SOCAL Police
Department. Additionally, Garcia’s Infrastructure Liaison Officer (ILO) training provides for public and
private sector partners responsible for security and emergency management with an awareness of threats.
The ILO serves as the primary contact with the local Law Enforcement Coordination Center (SD-LECC)
and Terrorism Liaison Officers (TLOs), including local law enforcement, fire, and other public safety
officials. For over 10 years she has volunteered and collaborated with local law writer(s), in support of bills
under legislation; specifically, under public safety and privacy in support of domestic violence. Working
with ASIS allows Garcia to stay at the forefront of the ever-changing security industry.
Garcia’s background in the biotech industry for the last 15 years is where her high standards in compliance,
training, inspection preparedness and audit readiness to include business continuity derive from. As Chair
and Admin of multiple regulatory committees she successfully managed programs maintaining full
accreditation to facilities for over 8 years and still consults with various clients.
Garcia previously provided leadership and consultation on various projects to include oversight of the access
control upgrade and overall program, development of departmental administration SOP’s, WI’s, Policies,
personnel training, drills, and audits. Garcia works effectively with Senior Leadership on robust Emergency
Response Programs putting together multi-level training programs with supervisors, managers and above in
identifying different stages of human behaviors to prevent, mitigate and respond to issues before they can
happen.
Garcia currently spends her time digging deep into SB 553, networking with various agencies and industries,
becoming a subject matter expert in avoiding fines by identifying the requirements and standards of what
Cal/OSHA is expecting organizations to have in place. She is also passionately supporting a nonprofit
Confronting Domestic Violence
Award Winning Author of Behind Closed Doors I survived DV & You Can Too; and Everyday Woman’s
Guide to The Mindset of A Successful Woman.
Certified High Performance Coach
NAPW Award 2015 – Businesswoman of the Year