In the announcement email to TCBA members, TCBA President Kimberly Naylor and TCBF Chair Dee Kelly, Jr. said of Kayla, "the search committee unanimously agreed that she was the perfect fit. She has the passion, dedication, leadership, and vision to take the TCBA and the TCBF to the next level."
After graduating with her JD from Texas A&M University School of Law in 2016, Kayla practiced criminal defense
in Waco before working as a staff attorney for Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid in Dallas.
Kayla joined the TCBA as the Pro Bono Programs Director in 2019 and will continue serving as the interim Pro Bono Programs Director while she searches for her replacement.