Kara leads, manages, and provides strategic direction to the regulatory affairs team on key programs and initiatives in the federal regulatory space that help to move forward the priorities of the APTA for the advancement of our profession in the area of payment and public policy. She also is responsible for leading member initiatives and developing policies and programs that promote the practice of physical therapy. Prior to joining APTA, Kara was a health care consultant with Drinker Biddle and Reath, where she developed and executed comprehensive public policy strategies for her clients that integrated legislative, regulatory, and communications efforts. She also served as an Attorney Advisor for the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals and clerked with the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms.

His areas of expertise include telehealth, administrative burden, LCDs/NCDs, and post-acute care. Before joining the association in 2019, he was a senior director of state policy for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, focusing on legislative and regulatory policy development. Prior to that, he was the director of health policy at law firm Powers Pyles Sutter and Verville. Previous positions also include director of the Medicaid Resource Center at the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, contracts and grants specialist in clinical research administration for the MedStar Health hospital system, and associate at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. He received his bachelor’s degree in history , with a minor in government, from Bowdoin College and his law degree with a concentration in health law from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars.