As a professional and volunteer, Carol Loughrey champions women's issues. A chartered accountant, she held various academic positions at the University of New Brunswick and served as the first woman comptroller of a provincial government. The first woman chair of the Canadian Institute for Chartered Accountants, she led the development of national policies and practices to promote diversity and equity in her profession. Her wise counsel, business acumen and leadership also benefited organizations such as the CanadianWomen's Foundation and the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation. A breast cancer survivor, she co-founded local, provincial and national advocacy and support groups to assist women living with breast cancer.