Carmine is the President and CEO of Aspire Consulting and Educational Services, conducting research, evaluation, professional development, and diversity training for adult literacy agencies. Carmine is the Vice President of Programming at Seeds of Literacy, a nonprofit organization that provides 1-to-1 tutoring to adult learners in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to joining Seeds as a staff member, Carmine worked with Seeds as a consultant, preparing the staff and tutors for the new high school equivalency tests.  Carmine is an Adjunct Professor at Cleveland State University where she teaches future educators in Adult Learning and Development, and Curriculum and Foundations. Carmine earned her doctorate in August 2012, after defending her dissertation, “Teacher Preparation and Professional Development in Adult Literacy Education.”