Prior to independent consultant work, Carolynne Harris applied an academic background in anthropology, museology and urban studies to more than 10 years of senior-level experience at the Smithsonian Institution and Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Her areas of practice have been organizational planning, marketing to the museum field and the development of over 40 exhibitions of various scope and discipline.

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Washington, DC
Assistant Director for Exhibits (January 2001 –October 2003)
Project Director, Exhibits Department (March 1998 – January 2001)