Carol Abken

Carol Abken is a behavioral health professional currently serving as a Behavioral Health Urgent Care Case Manager and Intake Coordinator at Carolina Outreach, LLC since March 2023. Prior experience includes working as a Government Relations Specialist at Strata Clean Energy and as Program Coordinator III at the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, where responsibilities involved the Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service. Carol has also held positions as a Research Assistant at the UNC School of Government, Co-Evaluator at Greensboro Children's Museum, Academic Assistant at Duke University School of Law, Legal Assistant at Wallace & Nordan, LLP, and Editorial Intern at the University of North Carolina Press. Educational qualifications consist of a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from North Carolina Central University, a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Honors, also from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, complemented by minors in Environmental Studies and French.