Kaira Sturdivant Rouda

Kaira Sturdivant Rouda, born in Evanston, Illinois, is an American author and businesswoman. Rouda earned a Bachelor of Arts in English, *magna cum laude*, from Vanderbilt University in 1985. In the early-1990s, Rouda began her career as a reporter for *Business First* newspaper. She then worked as an account executive for Fahlgren & Swink before becoming vice president of marketing at Stanley Steemer in 1995. As a freelance writer, Rouda contributed articles to *Columbus Monthly* and *Midwest Living*. She was …