Dedication, Leadership, and Muffins: Diane Garcia’s Journey to Community Manager of the Year

In this episode of 5 Minutes With Michaels, host Cruz Rodriguez sits down with Diane Garcia, one of the 2024 Michaels Management Meetings’ Community Managers of the Year in the Affordable category. 

Diane shares her inspiring career journey - from a chance opportunity at a dry cleaners to over a decade at Cottages at La Vista - and reflects on lessons learned along the way. 

Tune in to hear how her leadership style, commitment to teamwork, and willingness to “listen more and talk less” helped her earn this well-deserved recognition.