ABOUT CAROLYN
My story begins in a walk-in closet, where I spent countless hours looking at family archives.
Photos, letters, passports, birth certificates, marriage licenses, newspaper articles and even recipes helped me to learn about and reconstruct my family’s past and inspired a lifetime of searching and preserving. I've always treasured anecdotal stories about days gone by as well as inspirational lessons learned along the way.
I believe that my warmth, openness and thoughtful interest make me the perfect midwife for your cherished personal narrative. I am curious, intuitive, and someone who cares deeply, which means you can entrust me to treat your valued memories with discretion and accuracy. My other passions include: Genealogy, The Moth Podcast, dance, cultivating longterm friendships and, of course, living my best story with my husband Joe, daughter Rebecca and our rescue dog Shasta (whose early story we will never know).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AFFILIATIONS
Sharpen Your Skills Advanced Workshop
Baylor University Institute for Oral History, June 2023
Managing Oral History Projects
Oral Historian for Social Capital Academy
Cal State Fullerton, 2020 - Present
Leveraging stories to match under-represented, first generation, working college students with selected mentors and career professionals. A pilot program designed to provide personal and career-related development guidance as students work on their life stories and build skills for how to engage the world of work.
Sharpen Your Skills Advanced Workshop
Baylor University Institute for Oral History, May 2022
Advanced Interviewing Techniques
Best Practices and Beyond
Southwest Oral History Association, July 2022
Summer Lightning Bootcamp