Director of Advocacy & Government Affairs
Centering Healthcare Institute
Kara currently serves as the Director of Advocacy & Government Affairs (East) with Centering Healthcare Institute. Kara is a former Special Advisor for COVID-19 Disabilities & Emergency Preparedness for the Louisiana Department of Health in partnership with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and Wanderly. She is a policy and strategic partnerships expert and is a former health policy associate with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) where her work focused on health care cost containment, provider scope of practice, health facility regulation, and state pharmaceutical policy. For six years she worked in government affairs for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She holds a B.S. in Sociology from the University of Louisville and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Denver and is a former Military Police Officer with the Kentucky Army National Guard.