Carol Cox is the project manager at On The Inside, a non profit that serves incarcerated women currently in three different states in the US. She moved to Oregon when she was two years old and has lived in Lane County ever since. Carol started her life with a significant amount of trauma and at age 21 found herself like so many others addicted to opiates and in a spiral that would impact not just her family's life and hers but her communities.
After serving her time at Coffee Creek Correctional in Oregon she was released and began to rebuild her life as a felon and mother to a child that was in the foster care system. After earning back the privilege to be a mother and contributing community member, she found herself working with a former theater teacher at On The Inside. She facilitates classes using creative expression, writing, and embodiment practices. They offer a number of programs for women while they are incarcerated and offer programming virtually for women worldwide.
When she is not doing her life's work, she is a mother to three children, partner of 9 years and support network for anyone trying to better themselves. Carol also spends a number of hours being a dance mom and Volunteer at Identity Dance in Springfield, where she was able to rebuild her relationship with her seven year old daughter.
