Résumé
Carey is a nonprofit executive and has worked in the environmental field for 20+ years. During that time she has managed several policy development initiatives and public outreach programs including:
1995-2000
- Manager, State of Indiana Partners for Clean Air Program
- Director, State of Indiana Recycling Program
- First Director of Indiana’s Greening the Government Program
2001-2003
Energy Projects Manager for the City of San Jose, California (Carey and her husband Derek lived in California for 3 years while Derek earned his law degree from Stanford University)
2003-2008
Owner, Carey Hamilton Consulting. Environmental consulting for public, private and nonprofit clients.
2008-2018
Executive Director, Indiana Recycling Coalition. Carey more than tripled the organization's budget, which allowed the IRC to grow its staff and better serve its mission.
In 2009, Carey led the IRC's statehouse legislative campaign that culminated in the passage of Indiana’s electronics recycling law.
Under Carey's leadership the IRC brought together an industry stakeholder group which sought to find common ground to advance recycling in Indiana. This IRC-led industry coalition effectively lobbied for new recycling funding and policies during the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions.