Volunteering

Community involvement & outreach activities

Emerging Water Leader (Chapter Coordinator)                                           Nov 2020–Present

International Water Association, London, United Kingdom

  • Provide advice to the association 
  • Lead an active young professionals member at the international level
  • Provide Regional Representation and contact for information on and engagement 
  • Actively pursued opportunities to contribute to the network by organizing conferences, events, and supporting other networks
  • Reviewed procedures/guidance of Young Water Professionals Chapter Activities
New IWA Emerging Water Leaders Steering Committee

President of Young Water Professionals                                                      Aug 2019 – present

International Water Association, Toronto, Canada 

  • Acted as the contact person for the IWA YWP/GM Liaison Officer and IWA Headquarter 
  • Represent the Affiliate before the public as the official representative of the Affiliate
  • Preside over all meetings of the board of directors and the membership
  • Develop methods to encourage membership in IWA among YWPs in Canada
  • Lead the Affiliate through team building, visioning, and leadership activities 
  • Conduct an annual review of each executive’s performance 
  • Identified and interviewed candidates for executive committee positions 
  • Initiated YWP chapter mentoring program and monthly Water Side Chat Events
Executive Board

President of HQP Leadership Council                                                           Nov 2021 – present

Ontario Water Consortium, Toronto, Canada 

  • Preside over all meetings of the board of directors and the membership
  • Lead the Affiliate through team building, visioning, and leadership activities 
  • Acted as the contact person for the OWC and Ryerson University 
  • Represent the Affiliate before the public as the official representative of the Affiliate
  • Conduct an annual review of each executive’s performance 
  • Identified and interviewed candidates for executive committee positions
OWC Graduate Leadership Council

Global Ambassador                                                                                           June 2021 – Present

Program Director/ Leader of coffee club                                                 June 2020 – July 2021 

Leader of Coffee Club                                                                                    Jan 2019 – July 2021 

Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Toronto, Canada 

  • Lead programs at SWE Toronto managing a group of more than 30 volunteers
  • Provide the main strategy and directions for the monthly coffee club 
  • Attending board meetings
  • Led a group of 15 volunteers for coffee club events
  • Lead the monthly coffee club where women engineers from different backgrounds and different locations gather and discuss critical issues that women engineers face such as Bias at the workplace, Women supporting Women, Promotion, Mentorship and etc.

Vice-President                                    Aug 2019 – present

Canadian Association for Water Quality, Toronto, Canada 

  • Organized national and international conferences, workshops, tours and webinars
  • Attended executive meeting every two months participating in strategic planning of the association
  • Presented IWA-Young Water Professionals updates

YSGS Representative at Student Initiative Fund Committee                   Sep 2020–Sep 2021

Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

  • Reviewed all initiative application files from Ryerson Students in this period
  • Actively listened to presentations, critically analyzed information, and ask thoughtful questions
  • Contributed to discussion and final decisions to allocate funding

Acted as good steward of the finances allocated to Student Initiative Fund

Senate Member                                                                                             Sep 2020–Sep 2021

Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

  • Participated in Senate meetings representing graduate student at the university
  • Initiated and communicated ideas for betterment of students in university 

Led the Media Coverage of IWA-YWP 2019 Conference
Toronto, ON

June 2019

Led and Organized the Coffee Club Event at Society of Women Engineers
GTA, ON

Apr 2019 – Present

Managed the Media Group of 54rdCAWQ Conference
Toronto, ON

Feb 2019

Led the Media Coverage of 11th Western CAWQ Symposium
Alberta, Canada

Led the Media Coverage of Ontario First-Year Engineering Experience (OFYEE) Symposium
Toronto, ON

June 2019

Organized 53rd CAWQ Conference
Toronto, ON

Feb 2018

Contributed in organizing the eco STP IWA conference
London, ON

Mar 2018

Taught English conversion classes for new-comers, Catholic Cross-cultural Services
Toronto, ON

Aug 2016 – June 2017

Consulted new-comers on legal procedures and regulations and provided settlement services such as application filling, translation, and family advice, Afghan Women organization

Apr 2016 – June 2017

Initiated and led the student’s committee, Balkh university
Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, 

2014

Facilitated and organized anticorruption training, IAM,
Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan

2015

Member of Scientific Research Center at Balkh University

Initiated and leaded the special events celebration ex. student day, Balkh university
Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan

2014

Leaded the violence against women awareness campaign, Ministry of women affairs,
Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan

2013

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Association for Water Quality (CAWQ)
  • The International Water Association (IWA)
  • American Water Works Association (AWWA)
  • Water Environment Federation (WEF)
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE)