White was an aide to longtime New York State Senator
Joe Bruno for nearly two decades. White worked on
health care issues and served as Bruno's
press secretary. White also helped initiate Generating Employment, a New York science program. White is the president of Marcia White Consulting LLC.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) White became the executive director of SPAC in 2005. In 2006, she secured $2.1 million in
New York State funds to rehabilitate the venue. Her twin goals were to raise money and to increase SPAC's profile as a cultural and concert venue. She continued the
New York City Ballet summer residency at SPAC, which had experienced declining attendance through 2005. White also created a new logo and web presence for SPAC. In 2008, White focused on promoting the
Philadelphia Orchestra summer residency at SPAC, introducing performers such as pianist
Yuja Wang. During her tenure as executive director, White served on a transition team for New York
Governor Eliot Spitzer. White retired from SPAC in 2016. According to the Albany
Times Union, under White's leadership, "the nonprofit emerged from a decade and half of red ink to finish each year in the black".
The College of Saint Rose In 2020, White was named interim president of her
alma mater, the College of Saint Rose. She was then appointed permanently to that position in 2021. White had previously served on the college's board of trustees for 18 years. The college had previously honored White with a Community of Excellence award in 2016 for her contributions to the college and to the Capital District. She attempted to find a merger partner for the college, but ultimately those negotiations fell through. ==See also==