Carlene comes to the Network after serving as the Associate Director at the Feinstein Institute for Public Service as Providence College for 5 years. There she revolutionized the Feinstein Community Fellows Program, a fellowship placing undergraduate students in local community non-profits in the Providence Area and hosting all of Onward We Learn’s summer programming for middle and high school students on campus. Prior to this role, Carlene served as Director of 21st Century Programs for the Central Falls School District and Director of Operations for the Blackstone Valley Prep Middle School in Central Falls, her hometown.

 

Carlene is currently a faculty member at College Unbound, serving non-traditional adult learners. Carlene graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelors in Government and received her Masters in Criminology from The George Washington University.  As a first generation Cape Verdean American she strongly believes education, mental wellness, financial empowerment and self-advocacy are the keys to opening up doors. Carlene is mother to a 4-year-old daughter, is a lifelong learner, loves listening to podcasts, reading and hitting the gym.