Jaya Dharan, Community Outreach & Office Manager

Education

• Masters English Literature – University of Delhi – India
• Bachelor English Literature – University of Delhi – India

Experience

At CRIEC since 2012 as Community Engagement and Mentoring Support

Assistant to Regional Project Coordinator at British Council – Dubai

Departmental Office Coordinator at Ministry of Education – Dubai

Community                                        

• Past Board member of Ranchland Condo community
• Past member of Committee on Immigrant Inclusion at the City
• On the first CLIP Board
• On the Advisory Panel of The Coalition for Equal Access to Education
• Permanent member of Women Support Group
• Pranic Healing – Am on the Board my meditation chapter in Calgary

Mentoring  

A volunteer with some of our community partners as a mentor and have mentored many newcomers to help them integrate into Calgary’s work and community life.

Volunteer

I believe in giving back to and the concept of sharing. By volunteering I feel connected to community. Am always ready to volunteer with any organization that calls out.

• Calgary Public Library
• CIC (now IRCC) –
• CanLearn
• Community Kitchen program
• Food Bank
• Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta
• Inn from the cold
• Mustard Seed
• Red Cross-
• Salvation Army
• Wellspring
• YYC Help

Interests

The mountains; reading mysteries; and, was drama voice in Delhi and still love attending the theatre.