About Kara
Folsom raised her. She's spent her career giving it back.
Kara was born and raised in Folsom's District 1 — she attended Blanche Sprentz Elementary, Folsom Middle School, and Folsom High School, and spent several years living in Rancho Cordova. The teachers, coaches, and mentors she found in these schools shaped her — and set the course for everything she's done since.
She became one of those educators herself: ten years teaching middle-school social science, then vice principal at both middle and elementary schools in Folsom and Rancho Cordova, where she oversaw the Special Education department and worked hand-in-hand with instructional assistants. As FCUSD's K-12 Curriculum & Instruction Specialist, she was integral to bringing students back to in-person learning after the pandemic.
Then she followed a dream: she founded Wild Roots Homeschool Enrichment Center, a Folsom education business built on hands-on, whole-child learning — voted Best Summer Camp in Folsom. In 2022, District 1 voters elected her to the FCUSD Board of Trustees. She's a mother of four, a small-business owner, and — as of 2025 — the Folsom Telegraph's Person of the Year.
