Uswah Ahsan Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada

I started Ally Squared with the mission to inspire responsible allyship through training and experiential learning. Through its work to navigate the positive and negative consequences of speaking up in real-life situations, Ally Squared envisions a world where people are empowered to be their own ally as well as be there for others. As its Executive.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

I lead the Newcomer Info Hub project by growing Refugee 613's stakeholder network from 30 to 300 members, forming a National Advisory Committee of government, settlement sector, medical experts, and advocacy groups, and managing a grant budget of over $60,000. My work day is spent addressing information inequity by connecting newcomers with multilingual.

I led the business model development for a grassroots social enterprise to become financially stable through regular revenue generation. I also liaised with the City of Ottawa to inform policies on youth well-being and safety.

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

The Specific Claims Branch at Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada has a reconciliation-focused mandate of negotiating claims of Canada's past wrongdoings. I expedited the settlement of land claims to ensure fair and just compensation for First Nation communities amounting to multi-million dollars. Met with Elders and Chiefs to gather historical testimony to.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

As an editor, I copyedited and proofread over 200 documents of official government research, health reports, and social media copy to ensure style and grammar consistency. Transcribed bi-weekly economic statistics podcasts for a national audience and wrote well-researched articles for the agency’s internal newsletters.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

A research and communications position at the Faculty of Medicine's Office of Internationalization.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

In the role of communications assistant for Member of Parliament Gagan Sikand, I coordinate all the incoming and outgoing messages in the office. My position includes maintaining the MP's social media profiles by producing engaging content for constituents to view. As well, I respond to emails from constituents and input their opinions in a government.