Shanthi Sara Cheriyan Email & Phone Number

• Developed and implemented a communications outreach strategy for PNSG, which acts as the local immigration partnership for Peel region, to increase reach to relevant stakeholders • Produced a broad variety of materials such as monthly e-newsletters, correspondences, and PowerPoint presentations• Developed an enhanced PNSG website • Established a social media presence for PNSG • Created and designed key reports, including the annual collective impact report, newcomer mental health report, and PNSG's strategic plan document• Supported the development of an online training repository • Coordinated the development of appropriate tools to measure the effectiveness of the communications strategies• Acted as a communication resource consultant for the community• Provided photo/video services to key partners as needed

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Working collaboratively with the Development team, wrote and designed regular fundraising appeals, proposals, and impact reports for donors • Used my journalism background to reshape and rewrite stories related to domestic and international operations and turned them into powerful impact articles for different audience groups• Along with other Comms members, helped with the development and execution of communication and marketing strategies, including social media campaigns• Provided writing support for key organizational items including emails, web content, quarterly magazine, and other public-facing copy • Gathered regular information by working collaboratively with the domestic and international departments• Edited and proofread written pieces of other members of the Communications team as and when needed

• Responsible for researching and writing articles for the blog• Social media content creation and management; website maintenance

Toronto, Canada Area

• Interview members, stakeholders and participants of the program• Multimedia storytelling• Social media content creation and management

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provide one-on-one tutoring for students having difficulty in English and media courses• Give assistance to students with essays and writing assignments

Chennai

• Team leader for the news desk; in charge of three editions• Led a team of sub-editors and copy editors, editing and rewriting news reports and feature stories, designing and laying out pages for multiple editions, clearing the final work of team members and writing apt headlines, and ensuring adherence to deadline• Handling other editions as well in times of staff shortage• Infographic content provider• Responsible for feature/special edition pages; played a key role in bringing out special editions during India’s budget sessions• Part of a three-member team responsible for making the special poll pages during the 2014 Indian federal election and 2016 provincial election• Edited the international and front pages of the paper• Had the opportunity to train and guide new recruits

Media Communications, Academic Award Of Excellence Recipient

Activities and Societies: Peer Tutor; Part of the team responsible for organizing Humber School of Media Studies’ 2019 networking event

Postgraduate Diploma, Journalism

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Visual Communication

Activities and Societies: Arts Club Coordinator