Mrs. O'Brien loves serving children.  A graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University with a Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology, she began her career working in the public school system where she focused on speech and language disorders of young children. Seeing a student succeed in the classroom brought her great joy then, just as it does now.

 

The O’Briens have been a part of Katy Classical Academy since 2016. Kari joined the staff in 2018 becoming a lead teacher in Kindergarten, where she still finds great joy in teaching the youngest of our community truth. Mrs. O'Brien and her husband Jack have three children, Makenna- a KCA graduate, Emma, and Jackson. 

 

Mrs. O'Brien is blessed to lead the Preschool program, while she also enjoys teaching young children the gift of reading. Teaching a child to read is a way to open their world and experience freedom through both knowledge and adventure.  Mrs. O'Brien is all about freedom for a young child to learn truth in Christ.

 

In her free time, Mrs. O'Brien enjoys tap dancing, crafts, spending time with her family, and watching the Astros and Texas A&M sports. She and her family are active members of Kingsland Baptist Church where she has served in the Special Needs Ministry for the last 12 years.