Carrie Mines, a 1978 graduate of the Mohawk College Nursing Program, has been very active in her careers of Nurse and Nurse Educator. Her area of expertise is maternal/child nursing and she has been employed in this specialty both in the United States and in Canada. She attended the University of Western Ontario and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1993, followed by a Master's Degree in the Science of Teaching from McMaster University in 1996. Carrie also received her certification as a Lactation Consultant in 1992, and Childbirth Educator in 1996.

Carrie has taught in the Faculty of Nursing for the past eleven years as well as teaching in the Continuing Education Program as a Prenatal Instructor. While on professional development leave in 1995/96 , she accepted a secondment from the Henderson General Hospital to the position of Maternal/Child Clinician and Lactation Consultant. Carrie developed and implemented a curriculum for a prenatal program. She participated in the development of the Maternity Ambulatory Care Clinic at the hospital and developed and implemented their breast-feeding Clinic.

Carrie is very active in the community and currently holds the position of Chair of Drury Lane Theatrical Productions, a community theatre in Burlington. She is a talented performer and invaluable member of this company, only recently being awarded their prestigious Ken Rainford Lifetime Member Award for her outstanding commitment and dedication.