Carla Lahey serves as a theatre professor at Hesston College in Hesston, KS. She is also a current PhD candidate in Theatre at Louisiana State University, working on a dissertation that examines church-based theatre for youth. She holds a M.S. degree in Theatre for Theatre Educators from Florida State University. Prior to her doctoral studies, Carla worked in both ministerial and educational settings, serving as a college ministry staff member before spending eight years in middle school education.