Tonie Chaltas is the CEO of Achēv, a leading charity dedicated to creating faster paths to prosperity for their over 100,000 clients annually. Whether they need assistance to settle into their new community, learn French or English or find a job, Achēv has been there to help newcomers, immigrants and Canadians for over 30 years.

Before joining Achēv, Tonie spent twenty years with a global communications firm in leadership roles on both the consulting and operations sides of the business. Her consulting practice focused on public affairs and corporate communications. As the Chief Operating Officer for over a decade, Tonie was responsible for all national practices and services, human resources, information technology, legal, national office services, corporate development as well as strategic planning for Canada. She also launched the global firm’s first integrated business planning process which she oversaw for several years.

Tonie’s consulting career, coupled with her time as a political advisor to a Premier of Ontario, put her at the intersection of the public and private sector for most of her career. She understands how to build strong working relationships and partnerships with and between government, business and stakeholder communities. She is known as a collaborative and inclusive leader and mentor.