Kara Patten

Kara Patten currently serves as a Senior Project Manager at Maritz, a position held since January 2023. Prior experience includes roles as a Student Intern at Hirons and ResortQuest, followed by a Reservation Supervisor at Hyatt Regency Woodfield, where responsibilities included managing reservation data and providing customer service. Kara then worked as a Housing Specialist at Experient, overseeing hotel inventory and client relationships, before advancing to Project Manager within the same company, where project timelines and stakeholder communication were key focuses. Kara holds a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Life Studies with a concentration in Recreation, Sport & Tourism Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, completed in 2006.