Carol Weisman, president of Board Builders, is an internationally known speaker, author, trainer and consultant who specializes in volunteerism, fund raising and governance.  She has worked with a wide range of  clients. She has served on 30 boards and has been president of 7.         

Carol began her professional career working with gangs, a marvelous background for working with boards.  

She found the gangs better organized, with clearer expectations and a solid leadership training program.  Although she doesn't recommend any fundraising that would end in incarceration, the gangs certainly had some "creative" ideas. 

She has published extensively on governance, volunteerism and governance and is also the author of Secrets of Successful Boards: The Best from the Nonprofit Pros, Build a Better Board in 30 Days: A Guide for Busy Trustees, Secrets of Successful Retreats, and Secrets of Successful Fundraising, which is the first nonprofit management book ever to be selected by The Book of the Month Club.

Her first book on philanthropy, Raising Charitable Children, came out in 2006. It has been covered by The New York Times, Parade Magazine and was the cover story of Scholastic Parent and Child. It is already in its third printing. 

Carol won a Telly Award for her PBS special "Building a Board with a Passion for Mission."  She is still trying to figure out how to mount her award on her car.  

The Carol Weisman story has not yet been cast, although both Sharon Stone and Henry Kissinger are hoping to play the title role.

Carol has a Master's Degree in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis.  Carol was a pediatric oncology and hematology social worker at St. Louis Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital National Medical Center.

Carol lives with Frank Robbins,  her sweet, long suffering husband of 31 years. Their oldest son Frank Robbins lives in St. Louis with his lovely wife Laura and is working on opening a wine bar, their second son Jono Robbins, who lives in St. Louis, is an art teacher and studio art in ceramics.  Their adopted daughter, also named Carol is a college student. The dog and cat are long gone, and Carol is thinking of letting the plants die. 

Carol dreams of one day learning to rollerblade and spends her leisure time reading books about running and thinking about sweating.