Carrie has a background as a multimedia producer and web developer in New York. She is now an effective community activist focused on sustainability. As a current or former chair of The Stony Brook Garden Club Conservation, PDSeeds, and the Point O’Woods Environmental Committee, she has been active in campaigns to reduce idling, increase recycling, reduce single use plastics, plant Milkweed for Monarchs, and promote carpooling, EV cars, and community composting.