by Charmaine Bryan | Sep 19, 2023 | Mentor stories, News
Sarah Haqqani successfully transitioned from a five-year career in education in Pakistan to the banking sector when she moved to Canada. In 2019 Sarah joined RBC, and over the span of four and a half years, she acquired extensive knowledge about finances and banking...
by Charmaine Bryan | Jun 26, 2023 | Mentee to mentor stories, Mentor stories, News
Since 2004 over 12,000 mentors have registered in the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership program and have matched with over 24,000 newcomers. Many of the mentors in the program were once mentees themselves and decided to become mentors to give back to their community of...
by Charmaine Bryan | Apr 27, 2023 | Mentor stories, News
Shirley Lee is a marketing leader with 20 years of experience in various marketing and communications roles in the financial services, energy, and professional services industries. What motivated you to join TRIEC Mentoring Partnership as a mentor? I began...
by Charmaine Bryan | Apr 25, 2023 | Mentor stories, News
Mina Wong joined TRIEC as a mentor in 2017 and is a 10-time Mentor. Mina realized that helping new Canadians was something she had done informally for over forty years, ever since her family moved to Canada from China. As a new Canadian in public school, she was...
by Charmaine Bryan | Apr 19, 2023 | Mentor stories, News
Veronica Seeto is a 40-time Mentor with TRIEC Mentoring Partnership. Veronica shares her mentoring story to celebrate this milestone and why she has continued to mentor newcomers for almost 18 years. What motivates you to keep coming back as a mentor? I am truly...
by Charmaine Bryan | Apr 13, 2023 | Mentee stories, Mentee to mentor stories, Mentor stories, News, Uncategorised
Fara Abrar, a Mentee turned Mentor in TRIEC Mentoring Partnership knew starting a new life in a new country wouldn’t be easy. It wasn’t. “The initial days were all about getting documentation completed. Finding a space for my daughter in daycare (with exorbitant...
