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Cada sitio web tiene una historia y sus visitantes quieren escuchar la suya. Este espacio es una gran oportunidad para brindar un trasfondo completo de quién es usted, qué hace su equipo y qué tiene que ofrecer su sitio. Haga doble clic en el cuadro de texto para comenzar a editar su contenido y asegúrese de agregar todos los detalles relevantes que desea que los visitantes del sitio sepan.

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MIYOUNG     CHAIR

Name: Miyoung Park

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, & English 

Country of Origin: Korea 

Arrived in Canada: 2018

Occupation: Through LIP, Miyoung was hired at an immigration serving organization

Goal: Miyoung wants newcomers to have the same positive experience that she had when she moved to Canada

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Name: Kamelia

Language(s): Farsi & English

Country of Origin: Iran

Arrived in Canada: 2020

Occupation: NA, but has a Bachelor’s of Science in Software Engineering

Goal: Kamelia’s vision for Maple Ridge is to make it more vibrant, inclusive and an attractive place to live

Conocer al equipo

Nuestra historia

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Calena

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Name: Calena Rodriguez

Language(s): Spanish & English 

Country of Origin: El Salvador 

Arrived in Canada: 2017

Occupation: Before arriving to Canada, Calena obtained a Master’s degree in Finance and worked as a Cost Analyst in a well-known multinational company

Goal: Calena is motivated by the idea of collaborating with Newcomers and making their onboarding process lighter

Name: Leila

Language(s): Farsi & English 

Country of Origin: Iran

Arrived in Canada: 2021

Occupation: Lawyer in my country of origin

Goal: I want new immigrants to find Canada as their own country as soon as possible.

To all the members of committee who continued their successful career in Canada. We will be forever grateful for your time, dedication and hard work! 

special thanks

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Rita           EX- Chair

Name: Rita

Language(s): Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew & English

Country of Origin: Ukraine/Israel

Arrived in Canada: 2018

Occupation: Rita is a Yoga teacher, and has a Bachelor’s in Politics and Government as well as in Social Work

Goal: Rita hopes to help create a welcoming, comfortable and accessible city for Newcomers to feel a sense of belonging

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SALONI

Name: Saloni

Language(s): Hindi, Gujurati, Mewadi, & English 

Country of Origin: India

Arrived in Canada: 2020

Occupation: Saloni has done a digital marketing course from BCIT, and has started a company called the Thumbprints which promotes rural Indian handcrafts and paintings

Goal: Saloni strives to build community connections and share experiences through volunteering at the Maple Ridge Advisory Committee

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