An active professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers, Carol Buto was NCIDQ certified in 1977. She has served on the board as treasurer, newsletter editor, program chairman, etc. Carol has been involved in many community related events, such as ASID show houses, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival, March of Dimes Gourmet Gala, Homeward Bound, Tour de Noel, and the Arizona Housing Foundation's "Christmas House": a home renovated as a music school for underprivileged children. Carol also has been accepted as a life member to the National Registry of Who's Who.

Carol has lectured to an interior design class in her office illustrating the business of design, and at the Interior Design School at Scottsdale Community College on the topic of marketing your design business. She has been involved in student career days and judged their awards competition. She has assisted an antiques class with a discussion of various styles of furniture, decorative arts and tour of her home.