Cara is serving her third term as a trustee, representing the rural areas, Savona and Logan Lake. She is active in her community of Savona and at her children's school and enjoys coaching school and community sports teams.
Cara and her husband have lived in Savona since 1997 and have two school-aged children. She also works part-time at Morelli Chertkow LLP.
She serves as the board liaison for the Kamloops School of the Arts (K-12), Kamloops Open Online Learning (@KOOL), Logan Lake Elementary, Logan Lake Secondary, Savona Elementary. Cara is a member of the Policy Committee, Education Committee of the Whole, KTTA Joint Labour Liaison Committee, District Parent Advisory Council and is the board liaison with the District of Logan Lake.