Amy Reyes Garcia was born in the small Texas town of Colorado City on April 24, 1973 to parents Gabriel and Katherine Reyes. She, along with her younger brother and sister were dragged across the United States and over seas by their military dad. The Reyes Family spent time in North Carolina, Missouri, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Japan, and Panama. Amy finally settled at White Sands Missile Range, where her father retired from the Army and as luck would have it, where she met her future husband, Michael.

Amy attended Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, NM, and graduated in May of 1991. Upon graduation she enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso, and began pursuing a Bachelors degree in Biology. After two torturous years at UTEP, she transferred to New Mexico State University and later wed Michael in June of 1995, who was also attending NMSU pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. For the next several years they struggled to juggle a growing family, Andres; born 1996 and Christina; born 1999.

All this while continuing to strive to meet their own career goals, while both holding down full time jobs. In May of 2000, Amy's was awarded a Bachelors of Science in Biology. Soon after graduation, opportunity came knocking at her door in the form of a scholarship and grad assistantship to help fund her education and begin course work in Curriculum and Instruction. In the two years she worked on her Master's, she assisted the Dean and became instrumental in recruiting and organizing conferences and seminars for the college of Education.

In the summer of 2002, Amy began teaching at Canyon Hills Middle School, and with the enthusiasm and high energy levels that come with being a first year teacher, she eagerly signed up to fill several volunteer roles. She has been involved in the creation and rejuvenation of several extra-curricular activities all beneficial to the student body to include: The CHAT club, Cobra Stomp, Canyon Hills Math Club, Cobra Cheerleading Squad, and the yearbook staff. Amy recently celebrated the birth of her third child, Maya Gabrielle in 2006 and is entering her 6th year of instruction at Canyon Hills. She continues to volunteer at CHMS and is never ending in her quest for new ideas and methods to reach each and every student.