Karla comes to Walnut Hill from Pennsylvania, and she brings an exceptional amount of experience in schools from both professional and volunteer perspectives. She earned a B.A. in political economy from Michigan State University, then an M.A. in human resources management from Wayne State University. She spent many years working in the field of human resources in New York and London. Since then, she has raised her children while volunteering in many roles at various schools. Karla is currently the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH. In that role, she leans into her human resources background to work with consultants on compensation data and contract negotiations, as well as to work with the Head Support Committee. Karla’s daughter, Emily ’24, is a Theater major at Walnut Hill.