Cara is a marketing professional passionate about helping Hawai‘i’s local businesses grow through thoughtful branding and authentic storytelling. 

As a Marketing Manager, she works closely with clients to uncover their unique needs and create strategies that impact their audiences in meaningful ways.

With Bachelor degrees in Creative Writing and Literature Analysis, as well as a Master’s in Rhetoric and Composition, Cara brings a creative and thoughtful approach to every project. She has acquired experience in marketing and communications through her positions at the Hawai‘i State Department of Education, as the Editor of Hawaii Wedding Style Magazine, and in advertisement strategy and sales at Hawaii News Now. Now, at Refinery Creative, she’s focused on helping businesses tell their stories in ways that truly resonate.