Soomi Lee is originally from South Korea. She earned a degree in Education and taught at an elementary school for six years before moving to Calgary. Growing up, Soomi lived abroad and developed a keen interest in immersing herself in different cultures. She met her...
Huma has worked in various roles at CIWA since 2016. She started working as a childcare worker. Later, she became a Practicum Supervisor for the Level up early childhood program, and in 2020, she worked as a home visitor. Since May 2021, Huma has been working as a...
Jaslin Kaur Ahuja and her husband moved to Calgary from India in 2010. After a year and a half in Edmonton, they returned to Calgary with their youngest child. Jaslin holds a Master’s in Business Administration in Health and Hospital Administration and has worked in...
Azita Afsharnejat has been a valued member of Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) team for over 10 years. She started as a Youth and Senior Counsellor and has now been the Program Coordinator of One on One Counselling for the last nine years. In her...
Linda Yin immigrated to Canada from China in 2008 to be closer to her daughter and to help with her two grandchildren. She worked as a Senior Engineer before going to Calgary. Linda learned about CIWA through a friend. She was a client for a few years and benefitted...
Shahitha Maideen has been working at CIWA for seven years. She started working as Team Lead of SMILES Childcare and later became the Childcare Training Pathway Program Coordinator. “I love meeting people from different parts of the world and knowing their...
