Khara House (she/her), MA, serves the C4 Innovations team as Associate Director for the Center for Recovery and Behavioral Health. She is an experienced leader in recovery-oriented systems, behavioral health, and housing and homelessness services, with more than a decade of experience at the intersections of recovery, behavioral health, housing, and community systems change. Her background includes developing recovery support frameworks, strengthening family- and community-based behavioral health services, and supporting the implementation of evidence-based and emerging practices for organizations serving people with complex needs.

Khara has a proven record of leading impactful strategies through storytelling, community engagement, and compassionate leadership grounded in deep listening, empathy, and culturally responsive practices. Her work centers strengths-based community- and self-care across individual, family, and community contexts, honoring lived and living experiences while building trust across diverse communities. Her approach bridges policy, practice, and people by translating complex systems work into accessible, human-centered narratives that support empowerment and sustainable change.

Prior to joining C4, Khara led communications and public affairs efforts in housing and community development, including authoring or contributing to national toolkits, strategic plans, trainings, and educational resources. Her past projects include development of the National Apartment Association and Arizona Multihousing Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion toolkits; the Flagstaff (AZ) Lived Black Experience Strategic Plan; and various other tools and resources supporting cultural responsiveness, self-care, community engagement, and recovery-oriented care.

At C4, Khara supported national and community-based initiatives through her work on the SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge (SPARK) and related projects. Her contributions included recovery-ready and wellness-oriented frameworks, family-inclusive resources, workforce development tools, and written products designed to provide practical, accessible guidance for organizations and systems advancing recovery-oriented systems of care (ROSC). Her current focus areas include community and family recovery, wellness- and prevention-based approaches to behavioral health, and culturally responsive engagement that honors lived and living experience.

Khara is deeply committed to continuous growth and learning. Outside of her work, she serves her local community as a volunteer leader, educator, facilitator, and consultant and serves as a member of her local City Council. She holds a Master’s degree from Northern Arizona University and certifications in Mental Health First Aid, public relations, and DEI.