Ciara joined the LAGERS system in 2023 as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer. She comes to LAGERS from the Public School Retirement System (PSRS), where she has held various roles over the past six years, including Project Manager and Application Development Manager. Prior to her time at PSRS, Ciara worked for the city of Jefferson City in their information technology department.

In addition to her professional duties, Ciara also serves on the State Technical College of Missouri Advisory Council for Computer Application Development. She holds degrees in Secondary Business Education and Management Information systems and holds Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMIACP) from the Project Management Institute, and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance designations.