![]() ![]() Tiana is a truly inspiring woman, mother, sister, cousin and friend. Further, she is working part-time as a Medical Office Assistant at CareMedics while maintaining her academic excellence. Along with helping immigrants and students who might be struggling, she continues to volunteer at other organizations such as Shepherds of Good Hope where she received “the Youth Award” for her commitment, 5-star WizePrep academic tutor, Let’s Talk Science volunteer to encourage youth in science, and an English Second Language tutor. Just so other students do not go through the hardships she encountered as an immigrant, she co-founded Passionate Minds which is a non-profit helping students transitioning into university. Additionally, she is an excelling student studying Translational & Molecular Medicine and an undergraduate researcher. Through their many events, they also invited refugee speakers and many others to speak on these hardships. Last year alone, they have raised more than $1000 and won 2 awards from the University of Ottawa for their hard work. RSA's goal is to fundraise for refugee settlement organizations located in Ottawa as well as raising awareness. As a landed immigrant, she knows learning a new language has a huge impact on every aspect of life. Her goal is to ease the transition into a new country as there are many barriers to overcome, which can be very hard without help. Zeynep Cildir is a 3rd-year university student as well as the founder and acting president of the Refugee Support Association. Carol Anne is an adjunct professor at the Royal Roads University’s School of Business, Carol Anne serves as a director on the BC Digital Supercluster, the McGill University Institute for the Study of Canada, the Canadian Economic Growth Council, and the BC Emerging Economy Taskforce. Carol Anne Hilton is convening the tools, leadership, resources, partnerships, institutions, investment to build meaningful innovations in designing and growing Indigenous economies to build national and global impact across time. As the CEO and founder of the Indigenomics Institute and most recently the Global Center of Indigenomics, Carol Anne’s work in Canada is driving the narrative of the 100 billion dollar Indigenous economic target. Carol Anne has led the establishment of a line of thought called #indigenomics- growing from a single hashtag to an entire movement that focuses on the rebuilding and strengthening of Indigenous economies.
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