Born in Topeka, Kansas in a military family, Carol is the only child of Bessie Williams & Willie C. Williams. Soon after birth Carol and her family moved to Frankfurt Germany where she grew up on a military base and went to German schools until she was 11 ½. Carol came back to USA as a teen and  graduated College, with a BA and MA, PhD (2 years)  

 

Carol's mother was a certified missionary and gave her life to community service for over 25 years,  and father retired from the US military service.

 

Carol was Vista-Americorps working with young single mothers of Head Start students get jobs and get into school. Carol had her first group exhibit at the Seattle Central Community College Gallery in 1990 when she attended Seattle Central Community College.

 

Carol currently resides in Seattle, WA, is a musician of 21 years who plays the violin and the viola. Carol enjoys hiking in the Pacific Northwest's numerous old growth forests. Carol was certified thru the City of Seattle Parks & Recreation Urban Forest Educator Program and loves to teach about conifers, indigenous and invasive species.  You can find her walking all over Seattle.