Since Carlsen launched Carlsen Resources in 1989, she’s placed more than 2,700 execs in critical industry roles. She also founded the Telecommunications Diversity Network, an industrywide initiative that provided a no-fee job bank populated with the best diversity candidates. A fixture on multiple Cablefax lists, Carlsen believes in the power of mentoring, and launched NAMIC’s L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program. She rejoined the NAMIC board of directors in 2017.