Before that, Carlisle held various positions in Los Angeles, including associate director at Zócalo Public Square Lecture Series, and director of public relations and director of the 4.29 dispute resolution center at the Korean American Coalition. She also oversaw personnel and fund development at the Koreatown Youth and Community Center, Inc. In addition, Carlisle served as president of the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission and as chair of the Empowerment Congress. She is a former board member of the National Association for Community Mediation in Washington, DC.
ກ່ອນຫນ້ານັ້ນ, Carlisle ໄດ້ຈັດຕັ້ງຕໍາແຫນ່ງຕ່າງໆໃນ Los Angeles, ລວມທັງຜູ້ອໍານວຍການຮ່ວມໃນ Zocalo Public Square Lecture Series, ແລະຜູ້ອໍານວຍການສໍາລັບການພົວພັນສາທາລະນະແລະຜູ້ອໍານວຍການສູນກາງແກ້ໄຂຂໍ້ຂັດແຍ່ງ 4.29 ຢູ່ທີ່ເກົາຫຼີໃຕ້. ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, Carlisle ໄດ້ຮັບຕໍາແຫນ່ງເປັນປະທານາທິບໍດີຂອງຄະນະກໍາມະການພົວພັນດ້ານການພົວພັນດ້ານການເມືອງຂອງ Los Angeles ແລະເປັນປະທານຂອງສະພາແຫ່ງການສ້າງຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງ. ນາງເປັນສະມາຊິກຄະນະກໍາມະການອະດີດຂອງສະມາຄົມແຫ່ງຊາດສໍາລັບການໄກ່ເກ່ຍຊຸມຊົນໃນວໍຊິງຕັນດີຊີ.