Carla retired from Bank of America as a Senior Vice President in Operations. She was diagnosed with Scleroderma in 2012. Carla joined the Capital District Support Group for scleroderma patients. Subsequently, she became the Group Leader and a board member of the Scleroderma Tri-State Chapter. Carla became involved with the Steffens Foundation because of her passion to not only help other patients but primarily to educate those in the health profession about this extremely rare disease.
Carla studied at the State University of NY and Vanderbilt University ABA Bank Operations. Obtained certification as a Treasury Professional with the Association of Financial Professionals.