Carolyn Hinkley is a communication specialist in the Office of Electricity (OE). In this role, she helps to manage executive communications and internal and external communications, including OE's website. 

She previously served as the Acting Communications Director for the Arctic Energy Office, where she managed all aspects of external and internal communications for DOE's only placed-based office in Alaska. Her role included representing Alaska Native concerns on DOE's Tribal Energy Steering Committee. Carolyn joined the Arctic Energy Office from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)'s communications team, where she managed the organization's multiple websites and oversaw stakeholder outreach tools and digital best practices. In this role, she also edited a national renewable energy newsletter and provided executive communication support to the organization’s senior leaders.

Before joining EERE, Carolyn provided public affairs support to Western Area Power Administration, specifically in the areas of hydropower generation and transmission and marketing.

She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and Spanish from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a master's degree in information and communication technology from the University of Denver.