Carolyn L. Schultz (Corbi), M.A. is a seasoned educator and union activist.

She taught in the Pennsauken Public School district for over 31 years where she educated students with special needs grades Pre-K thru and including 12th grade. Her third year teaching, in the late 80’s, she was awarded the Governor's Award for Teacher of the Year for her school. In Pennsauken , she continuously fought for the rights of her students and was actively involved with their independence and their self efficacy, along with their education.

Carolyn has been awarded many grants for the special needs programming at Pennsauken High School and the Pennsauken Education Association. Throughout her tenure, Carolyn worked as an Association Representative for over 25 years. She held many union positions; as Grievance Chairwoman from 2012 to 2014 and President of her 500 member local union from 2014 to 2017.

In 2017, Carolyn became an Organizational Consultant for the New Jersey Education Association where she was active in the South Jersey Anti-Privatization Coalition. This coalition spoke up for Educational Support Personnel that were being replaced with private companies.

As of 2019, Carolyn retired from public education to take a role as an NJEA Priority School Initiative Consultant. In her role she is working alongside association members, educators and administration to remedy inequities in three urban school districts by addressing labor and management issues; teacher leadership and addressing trauma in those school buildings.

In 2020 the programming changed to A.C.C.E.S.S. (A Community Collective for Equitable Sustainable Schools) where she is working strictly with a team in Camden, NJ to build community schools. She has been a circle practitioner for approximately 10 years and has been trained by some of the most renowned and international circle practitioners. Carolyn has adopted The Art of Hosting techniques to uplift participatory leadership which include World Cafe, Chaordic Stepping Stones, Open Space and ProAction Cafe.

She is a certified ACEs Interface Master Trainer and has presented and trained this curriculum in many spaces throughout the state of New Jersey. Her most current trainings have occurred in over 20 schools piloting a Healing Centered Engagement Program, several CASA programs and several college classes. She is working with NJEA to create spaces for Social, Racial, Economic Justice and Equity work both in and out of the NJEA organization.

She lives by the ocean, practices yoga and meditation daily and loves to bake and dance.