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Professional Summary

Recently named by CBC as one of top 8 Muslim Youth making an impact in Canada, Seher is an award-winning advocate for inclusive democracy, a community mobilizer, and public speaker who’s deeply passionate about civic engagement.

Currently, Seher is leading the country’s very first national non-partisan voter engagement campaign out of Ryerson’s Democratic Engagement Exchange. As part of this campaign, Seher has travelled coast-to-coast to deliver voter engagement trainings to community-based organizations across the country and convened the Canadian Vote Coalition, the first campaign of its kind. Prior to this, Seher was a Program Manager for the flagship DiverseCity Fellows program at CivicAction. Seher also has experience working in the refugee and resettlement sector as the Partnerships & Community Engagement Manager at Lifeline Syria, as well as at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

In her free time, Seher hosts a podcast called The Second Generation, which highlights experiences of second generation immigrants/millennials.

Seher brings to the table tact, versatility, and is known as an excellent relationship builder with a talent for communications (writing + public speaking), stakeholder management, community mobilizing, and policy.