OUR TEAM

FOUNDER, CEO, FACILITATOR
Avegaile Calzado
Avegaile Calzado, MAPC, MATLS, RYT is a Leadership and Wellbeing Consultant, Facilitator, and Researcher. Her skills and passion include contributing to the development and well-being of organizations, communities, and the people within them. More info.

CO-FOUNDER, COO, FACILITATOR
Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen, MSc. is a Certified Job/Career Development and Transition Coach, Certified Life Coach, "Who You Are Matters" workshop facilitator, and Design Thinking Practitioner. She is the Founder of Empurpose.

STRATEGIC ADVISOR, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Ese Ijasan
Ese Ijasan, BTech., MSc, Ph.D., RCIC is a passionate social scientist and a diversity and inclusion conversation starter. She has worked in corporate, academic, and non-profit sectors in Europe, Africa, and North America.

STRATEGIC ADVISOR, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Damola Tolani
Damola Tolani, Ph.D is a digital transformation consultant, researcher and technology advisor. He is passionate about policy making, contributing to the digitization of business processes, and an expert in implementing digital technologies to drive economic development.

CONSULTANT, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Omar Saeed
Omar Saeed is a skilled and experienced computer software engineer, computer programmer, and web developer. He is deeply interested in helping immigrants in Canada access the resources they need so they can thrive in this country.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ADVISOR
Elhama Akbar
Elhama Akbar, MAIR, has many years of public sector experience, including being a women's economic empowerment advisor with the Afghanistan government at the Ministry of Commerce and Industries. She is the Information and Referral Specialist at Newcomer Women Services Toronto.