Marcela "Xela" Garcia is a Xicana artist, innovator and cultural warrior who currently serves as the Executive Director at Walker's Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, WI and in 2021 was elected to the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors. She earned her BA in English Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing & Chicanx/Latinx Studies at UW-Madison. Xela is currently pursuing a MA Business: Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership at UW-Madison.