She serves on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and on the executive board of the Capital Area College Access Network. She is the founding president of the Holt Community Arts Council. A lifelong resident of mid-Michigan, Kara currently lives in Holt where she and her husband, Evan Hope, are raising their niece and nephew. Kara is a graduate of Michigan State University and Cooley Law School. She taught legal writing as a member of Cooley’s adjunct faculty for six years before entering local politics.