Acronym for CAPABLE
Caring | Attractive | Positive | Able | Bold | Loving | Enthusiastic
Motivational Speaker and Disability Consultant
As a child, Carol sustained speech and vision disabilities, as a result of an auto accident. Instead of focusing on her injuries, Carol choose to focus on her . . .
Journalist
For over 30 years, Carol has established herself as an advocate for people with disabilities and has and continues to write articles for businesses, professional organizations, and newspapers. Her love for writing started in 1981 while she was in college in San Bernardino, CA.
Check out Carol’s latest Endeavors
She writes articles for local newspapers, interviews on talk shows, and has many interesting blogs.
Hear Carol’s story about how she is capable, despite living with physical and emotional challenges. She shares her story as a motivational speaker along with sharing her career as a journalist.
Recent Work by Carol
Continuing to Hustle with Chutzpah
Dreams do come true with a combination of persistence, chutzpah, luck, and networking all rolled together as one. My wonderful journey of networking started when I joined the Ventura County Professional Women’s Network (VCPWN), in 1997. In 1998 someone at VCPWN suggested that I contact Milt Wright & Associates, Inc., in Chatsworth, CA. They did
Stories from the Heart
Carol was featured in the Oct/Nov/Dec 2025 Camarillo Health Care District newsletter. Carol will be speaking at the upcoming Stories from the Heart Show hosted by the Camarillo Health Care District on November 6 at the Camarillo Public Library. Each speaker will share a unique story and speak to the heart of what it means
Super Senior – Mary Alice
Come Join the Community Celebration of a Super Senior! “A light heart lives long.”—Jonathan Swift Come join the community celebration of a super senior. The Ventura Townehouse invites you to join Mary Alice and her family to celebrate Mary Alice’s 103rd Birthday!“Mary Alice has been at the Townehouse since 2016,” according to her daughter, Lynn
Second Annual California Government & Disability Summit in Ventura
The second annual summit will be a unique opportunity for attendees representing disability organizations, government agencies, and corporate entities to explore and become aware of possibilities for furthering disability access for youth, older adults, and everyone in-between. This is important in order to make it possible for a better collaboration between government and disability organizations
Enhancing Effective Homecare in Ventura County
“Spread Love Everywhere You Go” ~ Mother Teresa The Ventura County Homecare Association (VCHA) is a unique non-profit for healthcare professionals, which provides education of the home care delivery community through professional education, peer networking and support systems with optimum services to those entrusted to home and healthcare teams. The focus of the organization is
The Impact of Childhood Matters within our Community
Ventura Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting with District Attorney Erik Nasarenko. “Play is the highest form of research”—Albert Einstein Recognizing the urgent need for youth mental health support/services, Shaleena Tarren founded Childhood Matters in 2022, as a nonprofit in Ventura. She said, “I realized that with my son’s mental health challenges, and my daughter’s mental