Karla McKinney, a native Atlantan, was raised in the historic Cascade Heights district of SW Atlanta. Having matriculated through the Atlanta Public School system, Karla earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spelman College. Following graduation, she briefly worked in the corporate arena in sales and marketing before beginning a long career as a stay-at-home mom for over 20 years and homeschooling her four daughters. Karla is very humbled to recently be labeled as an “accidental” filmmaker since writing and directing her film “The Historic Goodbye: Losing a Loved One during a Pandemic”, now available on Amazon Prime. This film was produced as a documentary in honor of her mother, Ernestine Miles Mann, the first resident at Arbor Terrace Assisted Living to die of Covid -19 in a case that received a great deal of media attention. The production of the film has led to the launch of her business, Life, Legacy, and Aging Matters, which offers consulting and speaking on workplace wellness, parenting, faith during adversity, eldercare, and post-pandemic legacy preservation. Karla and her husband are parents of four adult daughters.
Karla McKinney
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