Kara's architectural experience and fine arts background have honed her emphasis on the holistic integration of building and interiors into a seamless whole. As interiors lead on the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, she successfully married the hospitality spaces into the complex structure and site, opening up these very private spaces to natural light - shaping rooms for the artist and crew that stand out in the industry. Her passion for understanding the way people work and developing a fresh vision for the corporate client, has led to numerous successful projects over thirty years that honor the history and shape the future of the workplace. Her strength is coordinating intricate work in older building conversions. Recent work includes the headquarters move of guitar giant, Gibson to Cummins Station and the rehabilitation of the last of the historic Werthan Bag Warehouse Buildings to office space. Her team recently completed new office space in a ground up building in Germantown for the expanded Smith Gee Studio team. Her work has garnered an AIA Tennessee Honor Award, Nashville ULI Excellence in Development Awards, publication in Architect, Tennessee Architect Builder and a case study for OFS Furniture. The Amphitheater has won two Academy of Country Music Awards and numerous accolades in the theater industry. Kara was an integral part of ReDiscovery! A R/UDAT for East Nashville - an AIA multidisciplinary initiative in this historic community after a tornado devastated her neighborhood. She was active in the Communications and Urban Design committees for many years. She worked through Nashville Urban Design Forum on The Plan of Nashville and served on a Metro Arts Commission Committee to select the first in a series of publicly-funded art projects in the city. She was a founding board member for Friends of Shelby Park. When not at work you can find Kara testing her limits in the outdoors or travelling with high school club volleyball. She is anxious to get back to travelling around the country and enjoying great dinners with friends.