Since 1985 when she founded Carroll, Franck & Associates (CF&A), Anne Carroll has provided a variety of consulting services to public, nonprofit, and private organizations, including the following:

Public Involvement and Strategic Planning: Designing, developing, and delivering visioning, strategic planning, decision-making, organizational development, team-building, information-gathering, and group process consulting services to address a variety of needs and challenges.

Training and Teaching: Designing, developing, and delivering workshops, training sessions, and graduate-level instruction on strategic planning, public participation, engaging diverse communities, writing and communications, and decision making.

Education: Anne received a Master of Planning in public affairs from the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota in 1983 with a concentration in policy process and decision making. She received a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and English from the same university in 1978 (Phi Beta Kappa).

Community Service: She currently serves as an elected member of the St. Paul Board of Education, is a Board officer and trainer for the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), a member of the League of Women Voters statewide Diversity Committee, and on the boards of Minnesota Thunder P.L.U.S. (urban and immigrant youth leadership development) and E-Democracy.Org.

Certifications: Current DBE, SBE, or WBE certifications include the State of Minnesota and regional agencies; Hennepin County, Ramsey County, City of Minneapolis, City of St. Paul, and subsidiary agencies; the University of Minnesota; and federal 49 CFR Part 26.