Kiara joined Carlson Veit Junge Architects as an Architectural Intern in 2020 and became a licensed Architect in 2022. She was born and raised in Lahaina, Hawai’i, and moved to Oregon for college. Kiara graduated from the University of Oregon in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, along with minors in Business Administration and Multimedia Design. In her spare time, she loves to hang out with her two dogs, Diamond and Blaize. Some of her additional interests include cooking, dancing hula, going to concerts, finding unique restaurants, cheering on the Ducks, and spending time with family.