Kathleen (Kathy) Odell-Carlson, M.S., B.S., ADT, is the Administrative Coordinator for Corporate Training and Planning at AB Harvey-Smith Educational Consulting. A veteran student affairs practitioner for twenty-five (25) years in various leadership positions, along with front-line student-centered positions, early in her higher education career. Mrs. Odell-Carlson has served in a variety of mid-level administrative positions in higher education, including Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, Coordinator of Evening & Weekend Student Service Center and Coordinator of Student Judicial Affairs. Prior to joining AB Harvey-Smith Educational Consulting, Kathy was the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs/Certified Title IX Coordinator/Certified BIT Administrator at River Valley Community College in Claremont, New Hampshire.
Mrs. Odell-Carlson earned her Masters of Science in Organizational Development from the University of Baltimore, her Bachelors of Science in Human Resources from University of Baltimore, in addition to an Associates in Science in Business Administration from Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland. She also holds a Title IX certification from ATIXA, along with a BIT Administrator certification from NaBita. Kathy has conducted “train the trainer” workshops on Title IX, BIT and Student Code of Conduct related topics at various east coast colleges. In addition to working at ABHarvey-Smith Educational Consulting, she is currently a substance use counselor at Evolve Life Centers in Pasadena, Maryland.
Mrs. Odell-Carlson currently lives 7 miles from where she grew up in central Maryland, on a 5 acre farm in Severn, Maryland. She loves spending time hiking, gardening, traveling and spending time with family/close friends.