Carolyn Sellinger Shapiro has served as the General Manager of the Columbia College Dance Center and as the Director of Development of the Chicago City Ballet and as the Executive Director of Dance Cleveland. She was one of the founding members of the Chicago Dance Arts Coalition and has served on panels for the Ohio Arts Council. Carolyn also served on the Board of Directors for The Dancers Collective. She does fund raising events for many nonprofit organizations when she is not training service dogs.