Bea Carson is a Master Action Learning coach and the president of Carson Consultants. She is vice president of education and certification for the World Institute for Action Learning, responsible for defining the certification requirements as well as educational programs that utilize the concepts of action learning. Dr. Carson is a Visiting Scholar at American University and the George Washington University. She has consulted with government, not-for-profit, and commercial organizations throughout the United States including Constellation Energy, Triplex, NASA, Rotary International, and Special Olympics Maryland.