Areej Khalid
Public Education Coordinator at Yellow Brick House- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Yellow Brick House
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Public Education Coordinator
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Sep 2021 - Present
Aid over 2450 students and 170 community members in York Region to discover the warning signs of abuse by facilitating presentations on healthy interpersonal relationships. Identify, create, and execute education programs in accordance with community requirements to guarantee that equity-based issues are accessible to all community members.Improve the organization’s promotional pieces with Canva and Adobe Photoshop, which increased teachers', principals', and community members' interaction with the materials.
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Toronto Metropolitan Students' Union
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Canada
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Centre for Women and Trans People Coordinator
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Jun 2021 - May 2022
Worked with and provided support to women and transgender communities by planning and facilitating events focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion.Managed social media to promote events and campaigns on issues that affect women and transgender people, increasing online engagement by 92 percent across all social media platforms.Developed new partnerships with the university and community organizations, and coordinated events with several Ryerson University student groups and other student organizations in the Greater Toronto Area.Created graphics, delegated, and organized up to 10 events simultaneously using a variety of technological applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, and Google Drive.
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Community Service Learner and Researcher
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Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Conducted research on the effects of COVID-19 on Toronto inmates’ physical and mental well-being to identify the inequities in Toronto’s prisons.Illustrated graphics for the @TorontoPrisonersRightsProject Instagram page to boost awareness of the injustices faced by Toronto inmates.Presented information about the TPRP on social media pages and to Ryerson students to facilitate social change for Toronto’s prisoners. Conducted research on the effects of COVID-19 on Toronto inmates’ physical and mental well-being to identify the inequities in Toronto’s prisons.Illustrated graphics for the @TorontoPrisonersRightsProject Instagram page to boost awareness of the injustices faced by Toronto inmates.Presented information about the TPRP on social media pages and to Ryerson students to facilitate social change for Toronto’s prisoners.
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Ryerson University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Sociology Statistics Peer Mentor
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
Facilitated over 200 students’ understanding of complex quantitative concepts and statistical methodologies to ensure the successful completion of their course assignments.Offered comprehensive support to students working with SPSS datasets, and aiding in the resolution of technological problems with statistical applications and virtual computing.Conducted drop-in hours each week through Zoom to provide mentoring and support for students.Supported students who were feeling confused or anxious to develop a concrete plan for moving forward.Maintained regular interaction with professors and the teaching team to provide feedback on how to enhance the overall online interactive learning experience for students.
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Ryerson University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Support Specialist
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
Spearheaded and triaged with faculty to pair students up with the Student Learning Support programs to ensure the correct combination between the department’s programs and the student.Developed strategies for the 2018-2019 school year by analyzing previous year's data on success rates in student programs, interactions, and services while monitoring different functions of the special projects team.Maintained professionalism and follow up with phone calls at the reception desk to create long-term relationships between students and their academic accommodation.Assisted with program scheduling by using ConnectRU, Clockwork, Ryerson Today, and Google calendars to ensure clarity and confidence between each department.Utilized creativity and analytical skills to market Student Learning Support programs to the public and assisting in the facilitation, navigation of online systems, and the bookings for appointments/sessions.
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Academic Accommodation Note-Taker
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Sep 2019 - Nov 2019
Devised a plan on supporting students with temporary and permanent disabilities to ensure that they do not miss out on important course content, in-class notes, and specific instructions by the course instructor and director.Fostered a strong collaborative community with students with disabilities and peer note-takers to ensure transparency and comfortability with students in need of the service.Created a strategic plan to ensure that notes are specifically catered to each person’s learning preference and style by ensuring their disability is accommodated in the friendliest and most lenient manner.Increased students' scores by 10% by creating detail-oriented notes.
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Education
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Ryerson University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology