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Carol McAlice Currie

Director, Content Strategy and Development

Carol McAlice Currie joined NERUS in December 2019 as a freelance writer, became Senior Writer in May 2021, and now serves as Director of Content Strategy and Development. She is our resident editor and also manages sponsored stories for websites and magazines nationwide.  


Before NERUS, Carol spent nearly 25 years as a columnist for the Salem Statesman Journal and later worked as Communications Director for Sen. Peter Courtney. Though retired briefly, she returned to writing for NERUS, continuing her passion for storytelling. Carol’s work earned first-place honors in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers’ Association for Love and Loss on Mt. Jefferson.


In May of 2024, Carol was named one of 17 "Editors Extraodinaire" class of 2024 by Editor & Publisher magazine.


A journalism graduate from California State University Long Beach, Carol lives in West Salem with her husband, Don, and their pug, Stout. They have two daughters, Caitlin in Seattle and Gillian in San Francisco. When not writing or hiking with Don, she enjoys playing Mahjongg on Mondays & Thursdays.

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