Meena Chopra Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

ART & POETRY: An accomplished artist & Poet of international fame, Meena Chopra, has exhibited her art in many countries with over 70 solo and group art exhibitions. Her paintings are with many Corporations, Government Bodies, Embassies, Hotels and Private Collections in India, Canada, Australia, England, Switzerland, Dubai and many other countries. Few of her paintings are also with Aisha al Sabah, a princess of the royal family of Kuwait. Meena is represented by many art galleries/web platforms.• She has authored four poetry books in multilingual languages. These include English, Hindi, Urdu and Romanized Hindi. Her latest multilingual poetry books along with her drawings have been published in Canada and have been launched by Mississauga Library System in Feb 2010*(link below). They are available in Brampton and Mississauga Libraries. Her poems have been published in many national and inter-national journals. In the past her poems from her earlier poetry book “IGNITED LINES” have been translated and published into German language by well known Austrian author Dr. Carla Kraus. She received Honourable Mention for her poem from Mississauga Library in 2003. She has been nominated for prestigious MARTY AWARDS 2010 of Mississauga Arts Council in literary category.

Fine Artist

Digital Art and Art Editions

United States

Brampton

Mississauga

Marketing/Advertising & Social Media Marketing Professional. Marketing professional for over 20 years from traditional advertising /marketing to high powered social media.Qualified Hootsuite certified Social Media Marketing Professional with 7 years of experience in designing and setting up profiles, propagating them with Blogging, Microblogging, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Blog, Pinterest & many more. Apart from Hootsuite dashboard have a good knowledge of other dashboards like Rignite and Hubspot etc. Proven expertise in developing and combining impactful traditional and online social media marketing strategies, creating social media marketing campaigns, writing and creating content using visual assets, including targeted social media advertising in the SM marketing plans. Creating comprehensive social media calendar for campaigns.Finding and engaging influencers who could benefit the brand strategy, product or service.Apt at social listening, creating content strategy and content generation, curation with compelling messaging. Managed approvals, posting and monitoring/reporting for all platforms.Creating online videos, Slideshows, Presentations, graphics.Excellent presentation skills with a keen sense of aesthetics and design. Optimizing customer engagement and brand engagements, community building. Defining metrics, measuring and reporting.Excellent public relation skills. Successfully handled comprehensive Advertising and PR Campaigns.Proficiency in Microsoft Office, designing programs like Adobe Photoshop CS, CorelDraw and good understanding of Illustrator and many others for instant digital designs and online graphicsVisit: http://meenachopra.blogspot.ca/p/ser.html

Toronto, Canada Area

Marketing/Advertising/Media & Social Media Marketing Professional/Community RelationsMarketing and media professional for over 20 years from traditional advertising /marketing /media of all kind to high powered social media.Qualified, experienced, Hootsuite certified Social Media Marketing Professional with 7 years of experience in designing and setting up profiles, propagating them with Blogging, Microblogging, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Blog, Pinterest & many more. Apart from Hootsuite dashboard have a good knowledge of other dashboards like Rignite and Hubspot etc. Proven expertise in developing and combining impactful traditional and online social media marketing strategies, creating social media marketing campaigns, writing and creating content using visual assets, including targeted social media advertising in the SM marketing plans. Creating comprehensive social media calendar for campaigns.Finding and engaging influencers who could benefit the brand strategy, product or service.Apt at social listening, creating content strategy and content generation, curation with compelling messaging. Managed approvals, posting and monitoring/reporting for all platforms.Creating online videos, Slideshows, Presentations, graphics.Excellent presentation skills with a keen sense of aesthetics and design. Optimizing customer engagement and brand engagements, community building. Defining metrics, measuring and reporting.Excellent public relation skills. Successfully handled comprehensive Advertising and PR Campaigns.Proficiency in Microsoft Office, designing programs like Adobe Photoshop CS, CorelDraw and good understanding of Illustrator and many others for instant digital designs and online graphics

Toronto, Canada Area

• Re-branded & re-positioned StarBuzz after its acquisition in 2007. Turned it into a leading, niche entertainment and lifestyle weekly publication for South Asian community of Greater Toronto Area. • Strategically using an innovative and appropriate marketing mix of digital, social & traditional media to achieve marketing results.• Layout, Logo, Masthead and the name was changed for a better market acceptance . Content was re-designed. New contributing writers were added to make the publication more relevant, modern and crisp.•Reintroduced and popularised in the market through advertising, various event sponsorships and social media networking.•Developed end to end strategies on different social platforms. Manage & nurture online communities.•Created, built and launched a social media platform for StarBuzz which is now also being used by its clientele to get their message across through the wide network of StarBuzz effectively to a proactive audience.• Strategized and streamlined the existing distribution network. Got it approved and added it to the local libraries of Mississauga and Brampton.• Developed the website, developed, optimised & popularised a robust blog for StarBuzz along with wide social media network sites like facebook, twitter, Zimbio, Digg, Myspace, Google Buzz, Google+, Orkut, networked blogs, LinkedIn, youtube, scribd and many more. It is updated every day with the news from the entertainment world.Manage day today communication on blog, twitter, Facebook and other social channel through syndication.•Monetized blogspot, generating advertising as well for print from both corporate and retail advertisers through concept selling.

Virtual

Translating English to Hindi

Toronto, Canada Area

"AWIC Community and Social Services" non-profit organization providing settlement and employment services as well as training & volunteer opportunities for newcomers to Canada for past 40 years.

Toronto, Canada Area

Music, News,Talk Shows, Current Issues, Entertainment etc,. Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi & English.CJMR 1320 AM Monday to Friday 11pm to 12 pm at night

Event is organized & celebrated every year in Peel and Gteater Toronto AreaThe events has been created to celebrate the essence of life and that is ‘UNITY IN DIVERSITY""All of us have a rainbow of attributes within ourselves and this colourful rainbow unites us in our personalities to create that one shining flame of everlasting sunshine, one spirit that we all seek. That is what we want to see all around us under the one sunshine of Unity in Diversity, with blossoming children. Always celebrating the light and the rainbow at the same time and with the same spirit". -Meena Chopra

Mississauga

At Learna Heartland, we provide Math, Science, Reading, Writing & French tutoring in an interactive environment with the help of experienced teachers to enable your child to excel. The Learna method focuses on understanding and application rather than drill. It was developed by expert educators of Canada to take your child along an individualized learning path to success. Your child will love learning at Learna Heartland and will thrive at school. Apart from the above, we also offer translations, proofreading and related services also. We offer the following:TUTORING from K. to Grade12MATH - SCIENCE - ENGLISH - FRENCH Calculus - Advanced Functions - Data Management - Physics - Biology - Chemistry - Accounting - French - EQAO - (Ontario Curriculum) also - SAT & SSAT Preparation - Study Skill Programs - TOEFL, IELTS, Test Preparation - Learn Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi - High School CreditsContact: 905 819 812

Toronto, Canada Area

“BEYOND BOUNDARIES International Arts Festival” a multi-disciplinary arts festival, designed with a vision that the communities and ethnicities come on a common platform through different art forms and grow together through engaging to build up a strong and cohesive Canada of the future".

New Delhi (India) based advertising agency, accredited to INS since 1987.Has been running this advertising agency till 2004.Instrumental in setting up the agency. Break even achieved in 6 months.Involved hands on in the agency being granted in 1987 the accreditation status by the Indian Newspaper Society (an apex body of the publishing industry in India).Planned, developed and executed strategies for new product launches, brand repositioning, research and corporate identity programs. Working knowledge of all types of business that include Industrial, Business, Recruitment, Financial, Shops and Showroom advertising. Also proficient in Films, Audio Visuals, Demonstrations, Designing & Printing, Direct Mail campaigns, Public Relations, Press Conferences, Exhibitions, Events, Stalls and Outdoor Advertising.Part of organizing of the high powered Trade Delegation of 150 business delegates from Canada to India headed by 'Mr. Pierre Pettigrew, the then Minister of International Trade' in 2002 under the aegis of Confederation of Indian Industry in cooperation with Canadian High Commission in India.

Designed garments and coordinated with overseas designer and buyers for overseas markets.

• Has been passionately involved in community arts all her life and has directed, promoted, produced and co-ordinated many art events, curated art exhibitions.• Has been intensely involved in community building thru art and educational programs and in this regard she has been specifically working with the youth and children.• Has been Co-founder of CROSS CURRENTS Indo Canadian International Arts which has a mission of embracing diverse cultures and origins to bring them on a common platform through arts there by ‘taking arts beyond boundaries’ in building up the multicultural communities. The organization has had more than 13 successful art events in the past managed and administered by her with a team of dedicated volunteers of different ethnicities.• Has developed events like “UNITY IN DIVERSITY Children`s Art Competition” which runs every alternate year in Mississauga/GTA and children joyfully look forward to it.• “BEYOND BOUNDARIES International Arts Festival” a multi-disciplinary arts festival, designed with a vision that the communities and ethnicities come on a common platform through arts and grow to build up a strong and cohesive Canada of the future.• She is co-founder member and on the board of directors of newly formed multicultural theatre group called “Theatre Reflect” of Mississauga. This organization will soon be launching their theatre art, and film programs in Mississauga.• She has chaired India Pavilion at Carassauga Festival of Cultures 2011. This gave her immense opportunity to co-ordinate with different performing groups spread all over GTA. During this she was also a part of organizing team of music and dance talent show.• Co-Chaired Streetsville Art Fest 2009. Was also visual art juror and visual arts co-ordinator for Streetsville Art Fest 2009. She was also responsible for the PR and media of the festival.• Board of Directors at North American Desi Idol.-A Talent Show for dance and singing of South Asians

Artist Educator, Learning Through The Arts

Activities and Societies: To implement an arts-infused approach in developing the potential of every child and adult. Qualified as Artist.

Social Media Professional, Certification

Activities and Societies: Social Media Marketing. Visit: http://learn.hootsuite.com/u/meenachopra

Diploma - Social Media Marketing, Social Media Marketing

Activities and Societies: Cerificate Ceritificate

Diploma - Web Designing, Web Designing Concepts

Activities and Societies: Social Media, Website

Art Appreciation

Activities and Societies: Art Appreciation. Art Appreciation

Diploma, Designing

Activities and Societies: Designing Concepts of designing.

Bachelor, Science

Activities and Societies: Theatre, Sports, Art Bachelor of Science.