About Me:

Carolyn considers herself to be a business generalist with experience in human resources, benefits administration, payroll, operations, event planning and logistics, and marketing. She has worked in biotech, manufacturing, sports and entertainment, travel and tourism, staffing, and for a chamber of commerce. Her exposure to such a variety of industries in the past 20+ years allows her to employ creative solutions across industries.

In Butte County, Carolyn was the CEO of Explore Butte County, a quasi-governmental non-profit destination marketing and management organization. For five years, she worked with a volunteer board to create an organization to promote travel and tourism to the county. Her understanding of collaboration and partnership, along with business start-up requirements, allowed the organization to grow from a volunteer board of directors to a small business that saw above-average growth during a period that crippled many in the travel and tourism space.

Recently, Carolyn began her own consulting firm, C G Denero Consulting, to assist small and medium-sized businesses identify growth opportunities, create strategies to realize those opportunities and implement processes. It is her mission to set realistic expectations to lead to success.

Carolyn graduated from University of the Pacific with a B.A. in Psychology with a focus on Industrial/Organizational theories and a minor in Business Management. While working in the travel and tourism industry she served on the board for CalTravel, Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association, the Chico Chamber of Commerce, and was appointed to serve on the Forest Advisory Committee for Butte County. Carolyn is passionate about finding solutions, setting expectations and achieving goals.