After five years at the helm of Apathy is Boring, our Executive Director Caro Loutfi will be leaving her position this September to attend Oxford University. While we are sad to see her go, we are incredibly proud of her and congratulate her on this exciting next step that will expand her horizons and allow her to contribute to change on a global scale.
Caro's Departure
By NationKit Support
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Starting out as a Communications Intern in 2013, Caro rapidly grew into various roles at the organization: she was promoted to Coordinator, to Director of Operations, and finally, in 2015, to Executive Director. The Board of Directors saw tremendous potential in Caro and placed her in the top leadership position of the organization when she was 24. Under her leadership, Apathy is Boring has reached and supported millions of young Canadians so they can access resources, develop skills and build networks to deepen their impact on their country. Today the organization is in excellent health, with a team of 22 employees across seven regional offices and a budget that has increased twelve-fold. These results reflect Caro’s keen strategic eye, her ability to rally support for her ideas, and the ease with which she builds meaningful relationships with those around her.
"I joined Apathy is Boring as an intern at the age of 23, and then took on the leadership role of this pan-Canadian non-profit at 24. The past seven years have been life-changing. I’ve seen how youth, when supported by one another and equipped with tools, can take charge of the conditions they live in and build a better future. While I’ve decided to leave the organization to deepen my learning at Oxford University this fall, I am forever grateful for this community and the work being done. I want to thank the staff team for pushing me to be a better leader at every turn, and the board for having had the courage of their conviction to put a young person in a position of leadership, and for having given me that trust."
Caro Loutfi, Executive Director
“On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Caro Loutfi for her tremendous work and leadership over the last five years. Her enthusiasm and sense of possibility have inspired us, reinforcing our belief that we can strengthen Canada’s democracy at a meaningful scale."
Niamh Leonard, Chair of the Board of Directors
Looking to the future, the Board of Directors has engaged KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc.) to assist in finding Apathy is Boring's next Executive Director. Through a rigorous consultation process with staff, and partners, KCI will help identify the right leader for this next phase of our development.
Sylvie Battisti from KCI’s Search Team is leading this recruitment assignment. The profile for the Executive Director position is posted on our Careers page. Enquiries and applications should be directed to Ms. Battisti ([email protected]).