Karen Chan Email and Phone Number

I am a third-year student at the University of Waterloo's Planning Program. My greatest passions are learning, land development and sustainability. This lends itself to involvement with different sustainability-oriented initiatives, communities. and organizations.I was chosen as student delegate following successful completion of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnership's (C2P3) public essay selection process. In my role as a student delegate, I demonstrated my knowledge of Canadian development and environmental law by scrutinizing the proficiency of the P3 procurement process with fellow delegates and supervisors. Earlier on, I developed my collaborative attitude in my elected position as Planning Class of 2025 class representative, where I liaised between 100 students, 20 planning student association members, and the school of planning faculty. Moreover, I have a 3-year long work history in client-facing roles where I was able to develop my organizational, leadership, and teamwork skills. These roles have allowed me to develop the ability to interact with clientele and colleagues from all walks of life in a professional and genial manner. I was also responsible for training teams of up to 5 employees just after a few weeks after being hired due to my ability to learn new skills and abilities with fervour. My proudest achievement outside of academics consists of earning the certificate of qualification in showjumping (horseback riding) for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, following a silver medal at an international competition in Hong Kong.