
Carol B. Pangalos was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on December 9, 1946. When she was two years old, her family moved to the South Jamaica Housing Projects in Jamaica, New York.
She attended kindergarten in P.S. 40. First through Eighth grades were in St. Monica’s Parochial School. She then attended Jamaica Vocational High School. After graduation, she accepted a position with the Social Security Administration. She also worked for an automotive company (Motor-Rama) for sixteen years as a customer service representative. Carol wrote a query, “12 Thoughts of Cancer” which is posted in National and Canadian Oncology Clinics. She and her husband, Michael reside in Howard Beach, New York.