Valde Garcia

Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)
Secretary

About Me

Valde Garcia serves as the Congressional & Industry Liaison for the Army’s Program Executive Office for Combat Support & Combat Service Support. Prior to his current duties, Valde was the Business Development Manager for KBR (formerly Wyle).

He served in the Michigan legislature as a State Representative for just over two years and then for nearly ten years as a State Senator. He is the first Hispanic elected to the State House (shared with one other that year) as well as the first Hispanic elected to the State Senate. As a Senator, he sponsored the legislation which created the Michigan Defense Center, now known as the Office of Defense and Aerospace Innovation. President George W. Bush appointed him to the President’s Commission for White House Fellows. In 2010 he retired from the Senate due to term limits.

Valde also served for 30 years in the United States Army, Army Reserves, and the Michigan National Guard. He retired in 2012 as a Colonel and as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Security for the Michigan Army National Guard.

He currently serves as the President of the National Defense Industrial Association – Michigan (NDIA-MICH) and the Michigan Military and Veterans Hall of Honor.

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from Cedarville University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U. S. Army War College