About the Instructor

Kara Odegard

 Kara Odegard spent four years (2019 - 2022) using a collaborative leadership model to guide climate action planning for the City of Spokane. Her leadership resulted in a comprehensive climate action plan that was co-created by a large team of community stakeholders. Spokane’s plan and the process they developed now serves as a template for other municipalities developing their own climate action plans.

Kara is also the founder and president of Measure Meant, a consultancy working with companies of all sizes to build transformative sustainability programs through B Corp Certification, strategic planning, and climate action. She is a practiced communicator, stakeholder manager, and community leader with over 25 years of experience working with multinational, national and local organizations across multiple industries. Kara developed a broad skill set and a super-power for translating complicated ideas into down-to-earth language and processes.

Kara is currently pursuing her Master’s in Leadership for Sustainability at the University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.