Kara Thomason

Kara Thomason serves in Marketing and Business Development for the healthcare market at LS3P, an architecture firm with offices across the southeastern United States. She has been with the firm for 5 years, driving marketing strategy and business development across 12 locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Prior to this, Thomason earned her undergraduate degree and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Ole Miss, where she competed as a Division I volleyball athlete for four years and trained at the Olympic Training Center. She taught high school biology for seven years through the Mississippi Teacher Corps program before transitioning to the role of director of operations for the Clemson volleyball team. Her career path was influenced by her husband's work in the AEC industry and her passion for mentoring and building relationships, which she now applies in her professional role. Thomason is actively involved in several professional organizations, including serving on the board of CREW Greenville as professional development committee chair and as treasurer (president-elect in 2027) for SMPS. She also supports community initiatives such as United Way, Meals on Wheels, the Greenville Chamber, and the Pickens County Schools School Improvement Council. She attributes her success to the values of hard work, integrity, and loyalty instilled by her parents, and she advises young women to seek mentors and never apologize for their stage of life.