Organization
TAIS
TAIS
Professional Bio
After earning a degree in psychology, Kara began her career in nonprofit publishing and curriculum development. Soon enough, she'd found her way back to schools as a teacher resident and graduate student. It didn't take long for her to find a home in independent education, drawn to its creative and responsive pedagogy, thoughtful learning environments, and enduring missions. She has served in a variety of teaching and leadership roles across Memphis-area independent schools, where she taught upper elementary and middle school, led departments and interdisciplinary initiatives, designed signature programs, and partnered with students and faculty to reimagine learning experiences and spaces. Today, as Associate Director with TAIS, Kara designs professional learning curriculum, shapes the association's signature programs, explores new ways to strengthen and support independent schools, and collaborates with practitioners across Tennessee and the Southeast as co-creators in it all.