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Carrie has officially been in the education field for over 12 years, holding roles in both classroom and administrative settings. She currently works at a CTE College and Career Coach for Southern Maine Community College. She spends 80% of her time embedded in two of the largest Career and Technical Schools in Southern Maine. While most of this is helping students realize their goals of going to college, including helping apply, attend info sessions, and register for classes, another part of it is helping prepare students before they start their senior year of high school. Working with juniors, Carrie is able to help them build schedules that include concurrent and dual enrollment classes at their sending schools and CTE, which may transfer to their college of choice.  

Her time in the CTES allows her to be a liaison between staff at the technical schools and at Southern Maine Community College. This allows her to build relationships to help facilitate concurrent enrollment agreements so students have the opportunity to leave their school with both certifications and college credits. 

Prior to working at SMCC, Carrie was a high school science teacher. She brings to the college first-hand knowledge of the struggles, challenges, and barriers students are currently facing. This perspective allows her to be another supportive adult in these student’s lives as they transition from high school to post-secondary education. 

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