Kara is an award-winning Director and Producer of  multiple documentaries, museum films, web videos, and commercials. With a love for storytelling and passion for tales of strong women in history, she has directed the documentary films Witness to Revolution, Rise Above: WASP about the Women Airforce Service Pilots from WWII, and PBS' Beyond the Powder, telling the story of the first women's cross-country air race and the women who still race today. She excels at highlighting the beauty of people's passions and getting the audience to feel that emotion and making them care about the subjects.

 

She has received Emmy nominations for  Directing, Writing, and Research and has won Emmy awards for Writing, Best Documentary, and Technical Achievement, along with multiple film festival awards. She produced the Emmy Award winning documentaries The Restorers (TV series) and Space Chase USA for PBS, and Rise Above: Tuskegee Airmen. Her feature length script, The Aviatrix, was selected as a finalist in the Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival. She is also a member of the Alliance of Women Directors.

 

Kara started her career in New York City, working as a Producer creating spots for Food Network, USA, and Touchstone Energy.