Ashley Garcia has undergraduate degrees in international studies and religious studies from the University of Miami, a juris doctorate degree from the George Washington University Law School, and a master’s degree in global strategic communications from Florida International University (FIU).

She has nine years’ experience in media relations, journalism, and writing at FIU. Prior to joining WEPAN, she was the account manager for the Office to Advance Women, Equity & Diversity (AWED), planning and executing communications strategies for AWED and FIU ADVANCE, FIU's National Science Foundation Institutional Transformation project. She has also worked as a freelance editor for the grammar and copyediting website Helloessay and as a contributor for the lifestyle website Brit + Co.