For about a decade, she has promoted agroecology and collaborated on environmental restoration in Puerto Rico. Carol is currently pursuing a doctorate in urban and regional planning at the University at Buffalo-SUNY. Carol completed her master's degree in Environmental Planning at the University of Puerto Rico, focused on sustainable planning of agroecological initiatives in K-12 public schools. Her bachelor's degree in Biology was completed at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez Campus. Currently, she works at the UB Food Lab as a research coordinator of a bi-city action-research initiative to promote urban agriculture policy designed by and for people of color in Buffalo and Minneapolis.