Cara DiMarco had many roles in the Lane County community — therapist, councilor, teacher, book author, curriculum developer, friend and mentor, to name a few.
DiMarco was born and raised in Springfield, and attended the University of Oregon. She earned a master’s degree in journalism in 1986, a master’s in counseling psychology in 1988, and a doctorate in counseling psychology in 1992. She became a licensed psychologist in Oregon and had a private practice in Eugene for more than 30 years.