Carolyn Acker began her career in the nursing and health-care industry, working her way up the ranks of executive leadership through a combination of education, practical experience and a desire to give back.
In 2001, Acker founded Pathways to Education Canada to help youth in low-income communities graduate from high school and successfully transition into postsecondary education. She used the experience she gained from serving Toronto’s disadvantaged to drive her entrepreneurial spirit. As a result, Pathways is now serving more than 5,000 students and alumni in 13 communities across Canada and helping to successfully decrease high school dropout rates.
Today, Acker is bringing her expertise, passion and decades-long reputation for social improvement to other worthy causes as a management consultant in innovative social impact solutions.