[2] Her first position in publishing was on Sesame Street Magazine, after which she joined Scholastic Corporation as editorial director of the early childhood division in 1985.
[1] Carter was named Editorial Director of Weston Woods/Scholastic New Media, which produced audiovisual works, in 1995.
At Disney Carter was also Editorial Director of Jump at the Sun, an imprint highlighting African American culture.
[2] In 2004 she became vice president and publisher of Children's Press at the Scholastic Classroom and Library Group.
[3] She also participated in a reading and writing program at the University of Illinois at Chicago aimed at encouraging African-American boys to build self-esteem.