Carolyn Gartke is a professionally certified executive coach who invests herself in leaders and teams to help them get the results that they want. Starting as a K-12 educator and moving on to experience in the areas of non-profit, educational administration and government, Carolyn has 30 years of public sector service, including senior leadership roles. This provides a strong foundation for her current role as executive coach, consultant and facilitator, with over 2000 hours of coaching leaders, teams and groups in the public service, healthcare, business, education and non-profit sectors. Carolyn’s approach has been described as “gutsy, direct inquiry coupled with compassionate, heartfelt engagement.”
Carolyn holds an M.Ed. in Administration and Leadership from the University of Alberta and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University. She is accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF) as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC); holds a Systemic Team Coaching Certificate; and is certified to deliver EQi 2.0 and EQ360, Strength Deployment Inventory, and Fierce Conversations.
Carolyn has been happily married for 31 years and is blessed with four amazing children, two lovely daughters-in-law, and three very special grandchildren. In her spare time Carolyn enjoys staying active, reading, travelling and spending time with family.