Meet Sheree Lyn. She is a volunteer with CIWA’s Food Service Training and October’s Volunteer of the Month. Sheree Lyn Millado is originally from the Philippines. Prior to moving to Calgary in 2014, she lived and worked in Afghanistan for 4 years. She has a Bachelor...
Meet Israel. He is a volunteer at CIWA’s Cross Cultural Parenting Program and September’s Volunteer of the Month. Israel Rodriguez Miralles was born and raised in Mexico. He, along with his wife and two children, moved to Canada in 2016. They lived in Montreal for 2...
Featuring the people behind CIWA’s governance: Meet Nola Heale, CIWA’s Board Vice Chair and Treasurer, and more. Nola Heale joined CIWA as a non-director member of the finance committee in 2020. Through her role, she feels inspired to support the vast number of...
Meet Neha. She is the Program Coordinator for the Youth Mentorship Program at CIWA. Neha joined CIWA in 2020 as she was drawn to CIWA’s ideology and philosophy of work, including the agency’s holistic approach to newcomer services. As a newcomer woman...
Meet Benia, a volunteer at CIWA’s Child Development Worker Training Program and August’s Volunteer of the Month. Benia Szewczyk-Lagowska was born and raised in Poland, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. She held multiple positions including...
Meet Jill. She is the Career Counselor and Job Coach for the Food Service Training Program at CIWA. Jill joined CIWA in 2013 after a friend connected her to the organization. She immigrated to Calgary with her husband, who was assigned to a project in Canada. She has...
