Carol Walden

Executive Assistant

Carol Walden joined API in February, 2007 as executive assistant to Gary Palmer. In addition to administrative duties such as correspondence, scheduling and travel coordination, her contributions to API include researching material for the president’s weekly column ideas, editing and proofreading publications, legislative updates and press releases produced by the API staff and grant request facilitation. 

She previously worked as Community Relations Manager for Barnes & Noble in Hoover. Prior to that, she worked as a freelance copywriter while raising three sons and honing her multi-tasking skills.