Carol Hays is the Executive Director of Prairie Rivers Network, Illinois' only statewide group that focuses on clean water and healthy rivers and is Illinois' affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation. Prior to joining PRN, she was President of The Strategic Collaboration Group, a capacity building consulting practice she founded in 2002. For over 13 years, Carol provided technical assistance to federal and state system leaders to advance systems changes for more effective outcomes. She has provided training and support for community based coalitions in data driven, outcome based planning, leadership development, strategic communications, policy change strategies,and evaluation. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science.
Carol lives with her husband, Scott, and a menagerie of animal friends in Champaign County, IL along the banks of the Sangamon River, which inspires her professional and creative life. She has two daughters, Alex (24) and Abbey (19) who attend college. Carol loves to paint and photograph images of the beauty she finds along the river and across the nearby prairie. She shares her art on her Facebook page: Down the River Road Art and Photography.
Carol lives with her husband, Scott, and a menagerie of animal friends in Champaign County, IL along the banks of the Sangamon River, which inspires her professional and creative life. She has two daughters, Alex (24) and Abbey (19) who attend college. Carol loves to paint and photograph images of the beauty she finds along the river and across the nearby prairie. She shares her art on her Facebook page: Down the River Road Art and Photography.