Kara Codio

Kara Codio is an experienced marketing professional and educator, currently serving as an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at St. Thomas Aquinas College since 2003, where responsibilities include instructing undergraduate courses in Sports Marketing, Sports Media, Services Marketing, and Consumer Behavior. As a Marketing Consultant since 2021, Kara Codio leverages 25 years of strategic marketing experience, focusing on branding, campaign development, and event management. In addition, Kara Codio has been the Executive Director of the Donna McGoldrick Basketball Tournament since 2007, successfully raising over $50,000 for local families and contributing to the establishment of a state-of-the-art coding and robotics lab. Prior roles include Director of Marketing at Tapis Corporation, where significant marketing strategies and re-branding efforts were implemented. Kara Codio has also held coaching and consulting positions in women's basketball and managed marketing for PGA Golf Exhibitions at Reed Exhibitions. Educational qualifications include an MBA in Business/Marketing from Iona University and a BS in Business - Marketing/Management from Long Island University.