My name is Cara. I am a strategic communications professional passionate about connecting people through meaningful storytelling and impactful messaging. My expertise spans marketing campaigns, executive and internal communications, donor engagement, and public relations, with a particular focus on serving diverse stakeholder groups—including mission-driven, faith-based, and justice-minded audiences.

Inspired by Jesus’ call to “welcome the stranger,” I earned my doctorate in intercultural studies from Biola University. My dissertation explored how sub-Saharan African immigrant women experience belonging. Recently, an essay detailing my late husband’s asylum journey from Cameroon to the U.S. was featured in the book “Start with Welcome: The Journey toward a Confident and Compassionate Immigration Conversation.”

Currently, I serve at Bethany Christian Services, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting children with safe, stable homes and providing comprehensive support to foster, kinship, adoptive, and birth families.

Beyond my professional work, I am energized by the outdoors, which has led me to the foothills of the Himalayas, the Nile River, and the rift zone of Kīlauea. Yet, my most cherished adventure is being a wife and mom—roles that inspire me every day.

I’d love to connect! Say hi on Instagram or drop me a message here.