Rev. Carrie Ann Dressler is a counseling intern with Compass Ministries. She is a seasoned international worker with over 20 years of full-time cross-cultural ministry experience. She is an ordained clergyperson serving with the Christian & Missionary Alliance. She has a master's degree in Counseling from Crown College (graduating Dec. 2024), a master's in Intercultural Studies from Alliance Theological Seminary, and a master’s certificate in social justice from Loyola University.

Carrie and her husband, Scot, and their five children spent 14 years in Palestine before moving to Germany. Carrie has served Third Culture Kids as an educator and counseling intern at Black Forest Academy since 2018.

She has taught English and coordinated relief and community development projects in Palestine. She serves as a mentor and preaching coach for women through Empower Worldwide. She is passionate about caring well for missionaries and their families, and mentoring and supporting women to see them thrive!