Nedda Sarshar Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Support the manager in the ideation, co-design, and testing of new, high-quality activities, resources and offerings for equity-deserving youth in all Jack.org programs, engaging internal and external stakeholders as needed (e.g. Youth Engagement team).In collaboration with other Programs teams, adapt and improve existing program elements (e.g, activities, resources, promotional material, etc) to better meet equity-deserving youth's needs, escalating appropriately when changes require updates on processes or program models.Engage internal and external stakeholders to collect, review and apply cultural knowledge and evidence to Jack.org programs, recommending changes to refine programmatic materials and content to reduce barriers, and increase responsiveness and safety for equity-deserving youth. Work with other teams to consider intersections that affect youth in program design, adaptation and improvement.Work in partnership with the Program Operations team to create, update and maintain clear processes and documentation for equity design and improvement projects.

-Coach youth organizing teams through planning and running mental health summits of varying size and scope (deciding on programming, facilitation and onstage role preparation, etc.)-Ensure all back-end logistical tasks are completed and/or moving along (application and registration process, swag delivery, travel and accommodation, etc.)-Provide administrative support to youth teams and Jack.org staff summit team (e.g. note-taking and consolidating, slide deck, email template and form creation, meeting booking and running, resource and asset creation, maintaining CRM data integrity)Provide support to the Summit Manager with program development (e.g. researching and recommending keynote speakers, workshop topics, and other core content pieces) and outreach efforts-Work closely with Jack.org Program Coordinators to collaborate on summits taking place in the regions they oversee-Attend summits* and assume different key “onstage” roles at summits as required

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

-Write op-eds and personal essays for publications like Huffington Post Canada, This Magazine, Room Magazine-Research, pitch and write content centered on race, gender, refugee, and second-generation BIPOC communities and experiences

Richmond Hill, On

-Research and present best practice social media concepts driven toward interaction and engagement with the youth of our community;-Bring to action a purposeful interactive social media campaign to “Break The Silence” within the youth of our community;-Develop a creative, fun, interactive social media program that will engage and keep engaged the youth of our community;-Make an impact within this demographic as a passionate influencer regarding the violence against women and children conversation

Toronto, Canada Area

York Region

-Prepare and edit video for placement on York 24-7.com website-Post video in a timely manner as required on York 24-7.com from content providers-Develop and source content for York 24-7.com from sources external to the station-Work with promotions team to ensure that their activities are captured and presented on the site-Work with sales team to fulfill the requirements of media campaigns capturing, editing and placing video as required-Produce weekly stats on video consumption and work with the radio team to provide metrics for sales package-Provide weekly schedule of video releases to Social Media Coordinator and work with the Coordinator to promote York 24-7.com on the various platforms

Richmond Hill, Ontario

-Plan and coordinate community events where constituents can network with Member of Parliament (MP) Majid Jowhari-Collaborate with Liberal Research Bureau and Parliament Hill for effective outreach strategies-Meet with local stakeholders to expand outreach efforts from constituency office into local riding-Create and update spreadsheets of demographics living in Richmond Hill, ON

- Facilitate and coordinate programs that encourage community development and personal growth for 30 first-year students - Communicate, correspond and collaborate with on and off-campus offices such as counseling, student activities, campus security and maintenance- Manage crisis and emergency procedures as needed - Implement and enforce all University and Housing policies- Plan programs and initiatives centered around the Maxwell Learning Community, surrounding citizenship and civic engagement

Syracuse University

-Work directly with the Program Coordinator in the Office of Student Activities-Plan and market programs centered around activism and women empowerment-Launch a professional and personal development workshop series-Created an information package that proposed artifacts that would assist WLI in outreach and impact-Assist in planning workshops sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Help plan and submit applications to bring Elect Her to campus, a program intended to encourage women to run for public office-Help with planning and outreach for $tart $mart, a program intended to help women build skills to negotiate against the gender wage gap

Syracuse, New York Area

-One of two undergraduate student representatives-Responsible for creating monthly reports that speak of the tasks of the student body -Sit on the Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees as the undergraduate student voice

Syracuse, New York Area

-Was elected to office by student body living in University housing -Preside over all Executive Board and General Body meetings-Serve as the spokesperson for RHA-Plan all agendas for Executive Board and General Body meetings-Help oversee and provide training to the Executive Board with the assistance of the Director of Leadership Development and Advisors-Coordinate policy proposals and issues which affect RHA with the RHA Director of Advocacy, Office of Residence Life (ORL), Student Affairs, the Chancellor, etc…-Communicate with the Executive Board, General Body, ORL, other student organizations, student Affairs, and other University entities as necessary.

Syracuse, New York Area

-Wrote summaries of case studies to present before court proceedings-Conducted research on numerous issues in Onondaga County, published reports on the NYCLU website-Facilitated interviews of clients attempting to seek representation by the NYCLU-Shadowed supervisor to school district meetings and local government meetings to advocate for and represent NYCLU clients

Syracuse, New York Area

-Chair the Civic Engagement Committee-Recruit members to the Civic Engagement Committee-Plan the Civic Engagement Committee’s meeting agenda-Develop, plan and execute a minimum of two campus wide Civic Engagement programs or initiatives during each semester in office-Coordinate civic engagement initiatives and service opportunities for the RHA Executive Board, General Body, and residents-Make proper arrangements for event space and scheduling-Communicate with RHA programmers, other student organizations, on-campus resources, and non-profit organizations

-Act as a guide and adviser for students in a 140 student lecture class-Grade papers and mark participation points-Advise Professor on course material and make recommendations when required-Work to organize and implement changes to structure of the course to improve student learning

Syracuse, New York Area

-Interview alumni of the College of Arts and Sciences-Write profile of alumni and post them on the College of Arts and Sciences website-Write articles of events on and off campus that pertain to liberal arts education-Work with Director of Communications to ensure that social media and website of College are regularly updated

Syracuse, New York Area

-Assisted a Professor in overseeing a weekly Freshman Forum class-Coordinated speakers to expand on different opportunities at Syracuse University for the class-Acted as a mentor and guide in selecting courses, and getting involved in on-campus settings-Took attendance each session and maintained everyday paperwork

Syracuse, New York Area

-Analyzed and categorized survey results from 787 students at Syracuse University-Met with University faculty and administration to discuss and implement academic policies-Co-wrote a report on professional advising-Wrote articles addressed to the student body regarding academics-Researched and scrutinized current and past academic policies at Syracuse University and other higher-ed institutions

-Interned for a community-based project to change a policy implemented by the Ontario Ministry of Health in dealing with patients transferred to the ER-In charge of establishing and managing the social media accounts of the project.-Established and developed a mission statement emphasizing the vision of the project. -Connected and coordinated with professionals in the health industry from all over Ontario.

Bachelor'S Degree, Citizenship And Civic-Engagement, Policy Studies, Writing

High School Diploma