She received her AB, Duke University, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, History, Certificate in Women’s Studies in 1994; her MS, Recreation and Leisure Studies, State University of New York at Cortland in 1996; and her JD, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, Summa Cum Laude in 2000. Inara is an accomplished legal professional with ten years of practice in environmental, regulatory, energy, and business law.