About

Lara Knipmeyer is a Supervising Community Manager, CE Course Developer, and Instructor with nearly 25 years of experience in the community management industry. Based in Nevada, she has built her career navigating the real-world challenges of community association management—from complex statutory requirements and board governance to operations, risk, and the everyday decisions that rarely have textbook answers.

Her courses are accredited by the Nevada Real Estate Division and are built around the situations community managers encounter in the field—not hypotheticals, but real decisions with real consequences.

Practicing in Nevada means working within one of the most highly regulated HOA environments in the country. That complexity has shaped Lara’s approach to education. Every CAMwise course is designed to make complicated statutes, regulations, and industry issues understandable, practical, current, and immediately applicable.

Through CAMwise, Lara is bringing a different approach to continuing education—moving beyond passive, theory-heavy instruction in favor of scenario-based learning, real-world application, and decision-focused training that reflects the realities of the profession.

Her field-first perspective emphasizes judgment, risk awareness, and professional confidence. Because knowing the law is important; knowing how to apply it when the answer isn’t obvious is what managers face every day.

Through CAMwise, Lara continues to develop education that gives community managers the knowledge and practical tools to lead with clarity, credibility, and confidence.