Meet Kounandi. She is currently the Case Manager for the Settlement and Integration Department at CIWA. Kounandi has been working at CIWA for a year, and she was connected to CIWA after being referred by a former colleague. She most enjoys being able to successfully...
Meet Jessie. She is a volunteer with the NFNG and is the Volunteer of the Month for October. Jessie Shen is originally from China where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Literature and Culture and taught Mandarin to international students. She and her husband...
Meet Myla. She is the Program Coordinator for the Food Service Training at CIWA. Myla has been working with CIWA for over a year and a half. She loves supporting her immigrant women clients by training them to gain employment in the Food Service Industry. She worked...
Meet Carolina. She is a volunteer interpreter and is September’s Volunteer of the Month. Carolina Escudero Alvarado is originally from Peru where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and worked as a coordinator of IT services. She came to Canada to...
Meet Shannon. She is the Coordinator of the Civic Engagement for Immigrant Women Program at CIWA. Shannon first heard of CIWA through her professor at the University of Calgary. At the time, the professor had left the university and started at CIWA as a Civic...
