Category Archives: City Building + Leadership

Snippets + Highlights from TEDx Toronto 2012

I was stoked to be invited to TEDxToronto 2012!  There were so many pockets of conversations with familiar faces in the room and sparkly snippets with new friends. I have mentioned lately how much I love TED? My highlights from TEDx … Continue reading

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What would you do with 32?

I have recently become involved as a regional co-captain for Toronto in a campaign spearheaded by CivicAction to get people talking about the need for a better regional transportation system throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), and the need for … Continue reading

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Brighter Prospects: Transforming Social Assistance in Ontario.

I’ve been looking forward to this report and it’s finally out! One of the things that makes this report unique is that it included a business advisory of senior leadership which was convened by CivicAction and United Way. I now … Continue reading

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Gender Based Analysis, #ImmigrantYouth, Social Innovation.

The last couple of months have been super duper busy! (Obviously not a good excuse for not posting in so long BUT here I am now, right? :)) It feels really good to be back in the blogosphere. I feel … Continue reading

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Change Inc. Toolkit: Cultivating Young Social Entrepreneurs

Such an honor to be featured in the Change Inc. Toolkit: Cultivating Young Social Entrepreneurs by Canada’s Public Policy Forum for my initiative social venture immigrantyouth.org. In response to growing economic, social and environmental challenges, more Canadians are not only turning to entrepreneurship as a … Continue reading

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