Carole was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit. She graduated Michigan State University with a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis on Organizational Development. She lived in Los Angeles for several years where she worked in corporate communications and expanded her career to include her favorite job of all - mom. Widowed in 2006, Carole now lives in the Pacific NW. She is a freelance writer, a long time yoga practitioner, is never without a book and vows to someday have all the laundry done.