Cara Mitchell manages the ASID social media channels and writes content for a wide variety of marketing and communications related initiatives. She has been with ASID since 2016, first as Executive Assistant to the CEO and then as an Associate on the Industry Partnerships team. Currently, she oversees all aspects of social media marketing, develops original content for social media, newsletters, and other marketing pieces, and manages all webinars hosted by ASID. She also regularly contributes to i+D.

Cara grew up in St. Petersburg, FL, and graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Psychology and Media Studies. After five years in Los Angeles, where she worked in the entertainment industry, she moved to D.C. to be closer to family and to embark on a new career path. She loves living in NW D.C., is an avid fan of the Grateful Dead, bikes to work, and enjoys the strong sense of community in her eclectic neighborhood. She is a swimmer (indoors in the winter!), golfer, Florida Gators fan, reader, lover of live music and delicious food, and travels often.

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Cara

1. Has seen the Northern Lights from an inflated bubble tent in Iceland.
2. Studied abroad in Amsterdam – the most magical city in the world.
3. Has shared elevators with countless Oscar winners.
4. Has driven across the country twice.
5. Missed an “Impassable” road sign and nearly got stuck on top of a glacier.