Ms. Carmel is a member of (ISC)2 where she holds her CISSP, and IAPP where she holds her CIPT. She is a member of InfraGard and has been on the Advisory Council for SecureWorld for many years.

Ms. Carmel began her career in technology with experience in application development, infrastructure operations, technical support, and teaching. She pivoted to focus on security in 1999. Her most recent role was VP of Security, Privacy, and Compliance at OnSolve where she was responsible for maturing the program to enable successfully implement security controls to meet the rigors of FedRAMP, while maintaining the controls for ISO 27001, HIPAA, and privacy laws. Before that, she was the BISO at FIS (SunGard Financial Systems).