Carol was raised in Perham, MN. She entered the Armed forces and then went onto college at NDSCS in Wahpeton, ND where she graduated with a degree in Dental Hygiene in 1990. She joined Dr. Andersen's dental team in 1992. Carol and her husband live in New York Mills on a dairy farm. They have two daughters, Sada and Savannah. Sada is mother to Carol's two wonderful granddaughters, Mila and Sage, and her new grandson, Crosby.