Carey has lived in Dufftown since 2022 after moving up from Edinburgh. She has had a varied career in hospitality, as a small business owner, and for the last 8 years working for a charity organisation which supports adults with disabilities and autism. She joined the DDCA to connect more and to put back into her local community. She is passionate about environmental and social justice issues. In her spare time, which is limited due to being the mother of a young child, she is a practicing artist mainly in the fields of textiles and craft.