She co-founded the Childhood Feeding Collaborative, of Santa Clara County, CA creating partnerships and training in feeding dynamics for pediatric service providers. Carol worked at the national level at the United States Department of Agriculture evaluating child nutrition programs. She consults with childcare programs helping them design and establish positive feeding policies and environments. Volunteer work in the 1970s in Jakarta, Indonesia led to her interest in Public Health. Carol was a Girl Scout leader for 12 years. Carol has two married children, and a granddaughter.