Edit Content

Meet the Team

Our team is made up of a network of board members, staff, and dedicated volunteers who share a common goal: empowering refugees to continue their careers and rebuild their lives in Canada.

Team Members

Bradford Turner

Fund Development Manager, Refugee Impact Fund

Farah Mirza

TALENT PARTNER

Sonali Dangwal

TALENT ASSOCIATE

Maryam Nehrir

TALENT PARTNER

Waseem Jawad

SR. PROGRAM MANAGER, ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Dawit Demoz

SENIOR MANAGER, CLIENT ENGAGEMENT

Amanda Fortier

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Aida Bahhur

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Tony Jabbour

SR. RECRUITMENT PARTNER

Eglys Perez 

SR. RECRUITMENT PARTNER

Nasima Omari Sayar

SR. TALENT PARTNER

Shefali Lakhani

SR. TALENT PARTNER

Habib Rahman Mayar

RECRUITMENT PARTNER

Andrew Biletskyi

RECRUITMENT PARTNER

Luke Fitzrogers

RECRUITMENT PARTNER

Elijah Holstein

TALENT PARTNER

Valentina Padilla-Acevedo

TALENT PARTNER

Sohaila Khaliqyar

TALENT PARTNER

Safiullah Zalmai

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

Chantale Fahad

TALENT ASSOCIATE

Hawraa El-Husseini

TALENT ASSOCIATE

Thais Fares

Talent Partner

Daniela Márquez

Talent Assistant

Mustafa Alio

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Malaz Sebai

DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS

Darrell Pinto

DIRECTOR, EMPLOYMENT

Bassel Ramli

Director, Global Mobility

Interns and Volunteers

Ha-Seul Jeoung

Resume Specialist

Yaseen Hemzawi

TALENT ASSISTANT

Ya Zeng

TALENT ASSISTANT

Wazhma Rahmani

TALENT ASSISTANT

Tara Almosawi

TALENT ASSISTANT

Helen Ojuroye

TALENT ASSISTANT

Sunday Raymond

TALENT ASSISTANT

Samantha Morais

Resume Writer

Maryam Khalil

Talent Assistant

Board Members

Melissa Benjamin

Avelia Stewart

Tatiana Astray

Sahel Zreik

Omar Salaymeh