Carol Anne Rowland

Carol Anne Rowland of Washington, DC died on December 30, 2024 at the Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Home at the age of 75. She was born in Alexandria, VA 1949 to Eve and William E. Rowland. Carol and her 86-year-old husband Werner Kaelin were happily married for 28 years. Besides her adoring husband, Carol is survived by her sister Barbara Post and step-daughters Karin, Judith and Ursula.

Carol grew up in Silver Spring, MD where she went to the primary school and graduated from Springbrook High School in 1967. She studied at the University of Maryland and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in French Literature after spending a semester in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Carol started working in a support position with a consulting company in Crystal City, VA that worked on several contracts with US and international companies and governments regarding Federal Procurement policies and procedures. She became an account executive in the Government Affairs and Defense Procurement Group at Hill and Knowlton Public Affairs Worldwide in Washington, DC. Eventually, she established her own consulting firm, specializing in assisting US and foreign clients in marketing their products and services to the Federal Government.

In 2004 she began a study program at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington DC and graduated with a graduate certificate in Health Policy in January 2007. She became a manager in the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) with the task to research, analyze and track state Health Information Technology policies and stakeholder impact. She applied her strong analytical, verbal and written communications skills in educational and awareness campaigns.

Carol and Werner married in 1996 and took residence in Tilden Gardens on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, DC. The couple’s honeymoon was spent on a five weeks trip around the world with a wedding celebration in Switzerland with Werner’s relatives and friends. Carol enjoyed traveling all her adult life and she loved to visit museums and attend theaters and concerts. Their yearly vacations in spas and resorts on Caribbean islands and Europe as well as weeklong bicycle trips and extended cruises to the Far East were always joyful and a happy diversion from the work and life in Washington.

To celebrate Carol’s life, Werner and her friends will gather privately later this month.