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I was born Caroline Kelle Carter on 

Friday, March 13 th, 1981 in Evanston, 

Illinois.

I have always considered Friday the 13th 

my lucky day.

When I was a kid my family moved many times because 

of my Dad's job in commercial real estate and banking.  

It was cool to live in many different places.   Even 

though we moved a lot, I always had a friend and 

playmate, my younger brother, Will.

In addition to moving a lot as a kid, I also went to high 

school in four different states: Florida, North Carolina, 

Vermont and Georgia. 

I had the opportunity to go to different types of schools 

and have different experiences.   Two of the schools I 

went to were boarding schools.   The school I went to in 

North Carolina was an "outdoor school"- we learned 

how to rock climb, survive in the woods, and cut fire 

wood for our wood heated cabins.  

In Vermont I went to a "farm school" where we had to 

get up at 4:30 in the morning and milk the cows, work 

in the garden, prepare meals in the kitchen and make 

maple syrup.

During the summers in high school I worked 

for the Student Conservation Association 

doing trail work in Alaska, Washington, and 

California.

I went to college at Appalachian State 

University in Boone, North Carolina.   I 

received a degree in Sustainable Development 

and Agroecology and a minor in Outdoor 

Experiential Education.

When I was 21 years 

old, I took off one 

year from college 

and spent 6 months 

walking from 

Georgia to Maine 

(2,210 miles) along 

the Appalachian 

Trail.   We walked an 

average of 20 miles 

each day, caring our 

food on our backs 

and camping along 

the way.

My first job after college was working for Seeds of 

Change, an organic seed company located in 

northern New Mexico.   I was the manager of the 

research farm which did crop trials and 

sustainability education.

I lived in New Mexico for 5 years and then decided 

I needed more snow in my life.   So, I became an 

EMT and worked as a Ski Patroller at Wolf Creek 

Ski Area.   I worked there for 2 years.

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