Carrie has over twenty years of experience as an educator and administrator in higher education. She has taught composition, communications, literature, digital literacy, and research practices at Boston University, Harvard Extension School, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, and St. Catherine University, emphasizing the ways in which diversity fosters creativity, collaboration, and innovation. As director of New Business Development and Continuing Education at St. Kate’s, she worked closely with state and local employers, school districts, and corporate partners to create meaningful credentials aligned to in-demand verified skill sets. Carrie also served as the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Saint Mary’s, creating and co-facilitating a series of faculty development credentials on Inclusion and Human Dignity. She holds a Master’s in English and an Ed.D. in Postsecondary Teaching and Learning and has previously served as the vice-chair of Professional Development for UPCEA’s Business and Operations network.