Carene is an artist, organizer, educator, and proud Black Armenian Angelena. Her identity and upbringing in Los Angeles informs both her art and intersectional activism. In addition to being the Cofounder + Values Steward of Yerazad, she serves as the Artistic Associate for Social Justice at Independent Shakespeare Co. and Program Coordinator at Support Black Theatre. She is co-author of the LA Anti-Racist Theatre Standards and a Blklst Contributor. In 2021 she was selected as an Arts for LA Activate Delegate. She has guest lectured and facilitated programming at USC, UCLA, PCC, Pomona College, and Boston College and is currently a Teaching Artist with Creative Acts, Center Theatre Group, and About Productions. She has performed with numerous theater companies and her plays and spoken word have been produced at Edinburgh Fringe, MeetCute LA, Company of Angels, Independent Shakespeare Co., and "We the People Theater Action". She is also an essayist, with work published by LAist, University of Texas Press, The Armenian Weekly, HyeBred Magazine, and Kooyrigs. She received her training from Dartmouth College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).