Ghadir Elghafri, Mba Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

● Organized professional, business, educational, cultural, social and entertainment events for Arabs● Promoted and advertised Arab events in Toronto Arab Club – around 800 members in the Meetup group and 700 members in the Facebook group● Hosted Arab events such as Arabic karaoke, board games, escape room game, hiking, dinner at Middle Eastern cuisine restaurants, Arabic poetry nights, movies in cinema, Arabic book club, Arabic reading for kids, sharing stories of Arab newcomers, sharing recipes of Arabic dishes, etc.● Helped many Arab newcomers to settle in Canada by providing them with resources● Assisted with in person and phone call interpretation in medical appointments, banking, telecom service provider, shopping, filing taxes, CRA accounts, writing letters to the government, etc.● Followed Ontario COVID-19 indoor gathering regulations of wearing masks, social distancing, showing fully vaccination receipts and staying at home if not feeling well● Facilitated Zoom meeting events during the quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic● Opened to get feedback and recommendations of what kind of events and activities are desired● Hold networking events for the American University of Sharjah (AUS) Alumni in North America

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

● Partnered with 10 art cafes and restaurants in Toronto to perform poetry and music● Organized over 100 successful diversified poetry events that involve inclusive multicultural multilingual presenters and audience members - around 5000 members in the meetup group● 30 to 50 poets and poetry lovers attended and performed for each poetry event● Promoted and advertise events in Meetup, Facebook, Instagram and partners’ networks● Connected to marginalized cultural groups such as indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, black, colored, newcomers and persons with disability communities● Inspired the audience by conveying a positive message that encourages changing narratives, breaking stigmas, reinforcing cultural heritage, and creating awareness in their community● Persuaded the audience to read poetry, slam, rap, sing, play music, tell a story, act, stand up comedy, show a film, visual art or any kind of performing art in any language with English translation or summary and use musical instruments such guitar, harp, oud, etc.● Encouraged audience to give positive feedback to the performers, discuss poetry, and learn about other languages and cultures● Nurtured a safe, non-judgmental friendly and supportive space to share poetry and music where fellow artists feel free to be themselves completely● Obtained feedback by surveys and recommendation letters from artists endorsed for organizing, leadership, guiding light, value, quality, positivity, open-mindedness, spirit, energy, inclusive, welcoming, full of encouragement, diversity, connectivity, vibrant and memorable

North York, Ontario, Canada

● Made vital contributions to a team which created innovative spaces for newcomers still actively settling in Canada● Gained a greater understanding of the Arab community by connecting with a variety of Arab community newcomers, including leaders, volunteers, and youth, to hear their stories and experiences, needs and challenges, thereby helping to provide richer programming within NYCH● Led and participated in activities such as interviews, surveys and online and public conversations, to engage Arab community members in the areas served by NYCH● Supported newcomers by informing them of and connecting them to NYCH services● Inspired newcomers by writing a blog about my settlement journey as an Arab newcomer and by sharing successes of other community members; also shared photos and videos of Arabic and Canadian events and festivals in Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

New Desk Exchange Community Animator (DECA) program at CSI Community Living Room in Regent Park● Connected public community and managed and supported meeting room bookings, resulting in strong communityhttps://socialinnovation.org/offering/deca/

Coordinated a two-day multilingual hybrid conference that focused on the family reunification trajectories of refugees in Canada; in collaboration with other organizations, both government and refugee● Effectively managed a $25K budget while coordinating all logistics, with minimum supervision; including catering, rental equipment, venue setup, translation and interpretation materials, signage, accessibility requirements and hosting participants on site and via Zoom● Developed meaningful connections with conference stakeholders leading up to and during the conference; including 8 Arabic and Afghan refugee families and 8 non-profit organizations● Encouraged participants to connect and network with organizations, helping refugees to reunite with their families● Supported refugee families in raising and collecting donations to sponsor their families and bring them to Canada● Communicated effectively through TMCIS website, social media posts, email newsletters, ads, posters, flyers, and outreach to targeted audiences● Motivated a team of volunteers by assigning tasks and activities for the conference● Awarded refugee family participants $100 honorarium to motivate and thank them for sharing their vulnerable stories● Received positive and grateful feedback from participants and TMCIS Director● Achieved impressive outcomes and generated conference final report with recommendations for future conferences

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

● Started up the E-commerce business of the online grocery shopping “FreshtoDoor.ae”● Awarded the third place in Sharjah Startup Weekend 2012 for pitching the online grocery shopping business model of “FreshtoDoor.ae” ● Chosen as one of the speakers to speak about “Fresh to Door” at OpenThinking Day 2013 and at PechaKucha 20x20 Feb,14● Participated in Samsung Launching People project and Ro'ya initiative by Dubai Business Women Council & MasterCard● Implemented marketing consulting projects for companies such as: Loylogic, Styro, Namaa, Professional Link, Nassar, IBTA, Next Presentations

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

● Strived to ensure the projects were on time and within the budget & scope by engaging the key stakeholders for completion by conducting weekly meetings/reports● Planed for and ensured quality and timeliness of activities related to Implementation, Execution & Closure of a project Identified by understanding the client requirements● Participated in client requirements elicitation, analysis of architecture, created and reviewed network designs and contributed to activities related to estimation, staffing analysis and risk planning by Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) methodologies● Mentored and supported the project team in developing optimized high quality deliverables according to Rogers acceptance of deliverables● Developed costing/estimates/forecasting processes to manage staff engaged in financial reporting/budgeting and dashboards to document internal Rogers approvals

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

● Developed Qatar Olympic 2020 portal project for ictQatar within its time and budget which worth potentially US $60 million advertising revenues (ad business) in the future ● Built new products and portals for Emerging Markets such as Arabic Poetry Oasis, Ramadan, Dubai and Abu Dhabi International Motor Shows, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Cairo International Film Festivals● Optimized user experience (UX) and audience engagement by having friendly (GUI), updated featured breaking news in the top of the first page and publishing feed on-boarding● Went beyond stockholders expectations which are the clients, the sponsors, the investors, the internal teams of content marketing, web developers, creative designers, editorials and EP

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

● Executed sales for the top 20 corporate/major customers including: - Government: VIPs - Airlines: Emirates Group and Dnata- Communication - Etisalat Partners: AT&T, MCI Verizon, TATA, BT Global, SITA, Equant, Singtel, Tawasul, Du- Media: Al Jazeera, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, Dubai TV, MBC, Al Arabiya● Identified business opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their position in the industry, researching and analyzing sales options● Sold Etisalat products and services by establishing contact and developing relationships with prospects, recommending solutions● Maintained relationships with clients by providing support, information, and guidance, researching and recommending new opportunities, recommending profit and service improvements● Identified product improvements or new products by remaining current on industry trends, market activities, and competitors● Prepared reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

● Developed software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes, investigating problem areas, following the software development lifecycle● Determined operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions● Prepared and installed solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming● Improved operations by conducting systems analysis, recommending changes in policies and procedures

Certificat, Leadership

Certificate, Entrepreneurship And Sales & Marketing

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Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Admin

Equivalent of Canadian MBA evaluated by World Education Services (WES) Accreditation from (AACSB International in US) AUS School.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science Minor In Mis

Activities and Societies: Graduation Project "Off-line Handwritten Signature Verification System" Implemented a Lexical Analysis (JLex)&.