Carole Bernard
Vice President of Communications
Carole Bernard (she/her) has always been passionate about combining her interest and politics and communications to strengthen and empower individuals and communities. She brings 20+ years of nonprofit management experience to GRID from her home in Maryland.
Carole is originally from Boston, where her career started as a speechwriter for the Mayor of Boston and then as the Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office of Business Services. Her interest in strategic communications and storytelling grew in her role as the Director of Public Information for Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., a $350 million Community Action Agency. She moved to Maryland to work at the Enterprise Foundation as the Public Relations Manager, where she was able to address affordable housing issues on a national level. She also has served as the Director of Communications for the National Minority AIDS Council, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and the Rosslyn Business Improvement District. For the past 8 years, Carole has led nonprofit organizations in an Executive Director role at the Scleroderma Foundation Greater Washington, DC Chapter; the Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive; Northwest Neighbors Village; and the Gateway Community Development, Inc. She most recently served as the CEO of the Amara Legal Center, where she addressed human trafficking in DC, MD, and VA, providing free legal assistance and services, while addressing racial justice and criminal legal reform. Carole is thrilled to be a part of the GRID team and looks forward to helping take GRID's messaging, branding, and awareness to the next level to ensure that everyone has access to renewable energy!
Carole received her bachelor's degree in Political Science from Framingham State College and her master's degree in print journalism from Boston University.
Carole is originally from Boston, where her career started as a speechwriter for the Mayor of Boston and then as the Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office of Business Services. Her interest in strategic communications and storytelling grew in her role as the Director of Public Information for Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., a $350 million Community Action Agency. She moved to Maryland to work at the Enterprise Foundation as the Public Relations Manager, where she was able to address affordable housing issues on a national level. She also has served as the Director of Communications for the National Minority AIDS Council, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and the Rosslyn Business Improvement District. For the past 8 years, Carole has led nonprofit organizations in an Executive Director role at the Scleroderma Foundation Greater Washington, DC Chapter; the Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive; Northwest Neighbors Village; and the Gateway Community Development, Inc. She most recently served as the CEO of the Amara Legal Center, where she addressed human trafficking in DC, MD, and VA, providing free legal assistance and services, while addressing racial justice and criminal legal reform. Carole is thrilled to be a part of the GRID team and looks forward to helping take GRID's messaging, branding, and awareness to the next level to ensure that everyone has access to renewable energy!
Carole received her bachelor's degree in Political Science from Framingham State College and her master's degree in print journalism from Boston University.
