As a member of the CCR Standards in Action implementation team, Carol has helped lead the transformational shift to standards-based instruction in Virginia’s Adult Education system. She works closely with teachers, instructional specialists, and program managers to build this essential core competency throughout the state. Additionally, Carol was delighted to serve as an ELA coach at the recent OCTAE-sponsored CCR Standards in Action trainings in Dallas, Texas and Memphis, Tennessee.

Carol’s professional experiences include teaching at the high school, community college, and university levels, as well as leading organizational and human resource development and training initiatives in business and industry, non-profits, and trade associations. She has worked with workforce development and adult education programs in Virginia for over 12 years including her current leadership role with the Thomas Jefferson Adult and Career Education Regional Program in Charlottesville, Virginia.