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Karla James is the Director of Finance & Operations. Prior to joining NCYL she was the chief financial officer and chief operating officer at the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, a nonprofit that supports organization working for public health, consumer and environmental protection. She also served as the program director for several grantmaking funds at the Foundation including the Consumer Privacy Rights Fund, Consumer Products Fund and the Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund. Her experience in small business management includes founding and managing a whitewater raft company in Montana. She previously taught high school in Ohio, and has an extensive volunteer background with grassroots social and environmental nonprofits, including Copwatch, a police accountability organization in Berkeley, California. James has a B.S. in Political Science from Texas A&M University.