Kari earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Montana and her Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law. Following graduation, Kari served as an appellate law clerk at the Washington State Court of Appeals. Kari spent several years working as an appellate public defender in Seattle, Washington before transitioning to civil litigation. She worked with several Seattle law firms before returning to her beloved home state, Montana.
After adopting and experiencing the life-changing power of TBRI® on a personal level, Kari shifted her career focus. Kari became a TBRI Practitioner in 2019 and worked with a non-profit in Montana to equip foster and adoptive families with TBRI tools. She joined the KPICD in 2021 and works on consulting projects across the globe.
Kari lives in Missoula, MT with her husband and four children.