Giambalvo,_Carol
Carol Giambalvo is a retired exit counselor[1][2] who worked with Cult Awareness Network's New York office[3] and chaired on the Cult Awareness Network's national board of directors[4] from 1988 to 1991, and also sits on the International Cultic Studies Association's board of directors[1] heads its Recovery Programs, and is responsible for its outreach program.[1][5][6][7] She co-founded reFOCUS, an anti-cult organization for ex-cult members in the United States.[8]
She got into the profession when her stepdaughter became involved with ISKCON in 1978, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness.[9][10]
She was based in Flagler Beach, Florida, when she was active as an exit counselor and cult educator.[11][12]