Before moving to the Big Island in 2018, Carol spent the majority of her career in Micronesia, Mozambique, Egypt, and Indonesia, working in advocacy and management positions with various government-funded development projects, private businesses, and non-profit organizations. She served as Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia in the 1990s. By the 2000s, Carol’s focus had switched to writing and publications management. She held several editorial positions with the premier publisher of English language magazines in Egypt, and in Indonesia managed bilingual technical publications on infrastructure and value chains. While in Indonesia, Carol played gamelan with several amateur gamelan groups and performed for a number of weddings and special events. She established EHCC’s community gamelan group, Gamelan of the Molten Blossom, in summer 2018. Carol’s past roles with EHCC include Treasurer and Vice-Chair of the Board.