Kara was born in Saskatchewan and received her Bachelor of Administration in 2002 from the University of Regina and achieved her Chartered Accountant designation in 2005. She moved to Red Deer in May 2006 and has worked in public practice and with a construction company since then. She joined the firm in January 2025.
When she is not at work, Kara enjoys watching movies, playing video games with her husband, and spending time with her two kids. She has a large house plant collection, and the family has three snakes as pets.

