Kara holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and a minor in Chinese from San Diego State University. Originally from Fresno, CA, she has called San Diego home for the past decade. Kara is passionate about serving her local community. During undergrad, she dedicated time to working with youth at the YMCA Mission Valley and tutored students at the SDSU Writing Center. Her professional journey began in marketing at local nonprofit Alzheimer’s San Diego, where she developed a deeper understanding of health communications and community health issues, especially those impacting older adults. Outside of work, she enjoys art, cooking, traveling, scuba diving, and observing human behavior through the “very real” and dramatic lens of reality television.