Valerie Garcia joined UTRGV Athletics as Ticket Sales and Operations Coordinator in August 2026 after spending the last eight years working with Minor League Baseball programs across the country, including the Sugar Land Space Cowboys and Corpus Christi Hooks.
In her new role, Garcia will assist with ticket sales and operations for all UTRGV-ticketed athletic events, including but not limited to season ticket sales and single-game ticket sales.
Garcia spent the last three years with the Space Cowboys as an Account Executive where she facilitated group events, helped with renewals and bringing in new accounts, facilitated season ticket holder events, serviced client accounts, and kept track of group nights, voucher redemptions, and season ticket utilization.
Prior to her stint with the Space Cowboys, Garcia spent three years with the Reno Aces, also serving time as an Account Executive. In this role, she helped bring over 4,000+ students to the park on Education Days, gained experience with ticketing and customer relationship management programs, and helped with group sales.
While studying at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Garcia worked as the Box Office Lead for the Corpus Christi Hooks for two years. In this role, Garcia assisted customers with selection and recommended various season member packages, individual tickets, group discounts, and hospitality areas.
Garcia earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Management and a minor in Marketing in August 2019.
