Karrah Herring is a native and resident of South Bend, IN and a proud graduate of the South Bend Community School Corporation. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Public Relations from Purdue University and her Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law. In 2020, Indiana governor Eric Holcomb appointed  Karrah to his cabinet as Indiana’s first-ever Chief Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity Officer for the state. In this role, she works with the governor and his team to improve state government operations as well as remove hurdles in the government workplace and services the state provides. Her team's work focuses on growing statewide access and opportunity in education and economic development and enhancing employee experiences within Indiana state government’s executive branch. Prior to joining Governor Holcomb's team, Karrah worked for the University of Notre Dame for nearly a decade, serving as the Director of the Office of Institutional Equity and University Title IX Coordinator, then as the Director of Public Affairs in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications. The recipient of numerous awards, Karrah has also served on a number of different boards and committees in her distinguished career.