Carol attended La Habra High School. Carol has resided in the Heights and grown avocados for over fifty years. Her father served on the Water Board and was a founding member of Los Compadres. She Works hard. Enjoys weeding.

In a foretelling role, at High School City Government Day, Carol Engelhardt first became a city councilor

She went on to be a Graduate of UCLA Law School. Successfully practiced law over forty years in the public and private sectors including, positions as in-house counsel at a national real estate corporation and the air quality management district, SCAQMD, handling real property issues, environmental regulations and citizen concerns.

She was elected to the La Habra Heights City Council for real in 1994 and 1999.

She is currently serving the remaining two years of Jane Williams term