Cynthia Hernandez
Cynthia Hernandez is a community leader and currently serves as the Manager of the Local Immigration Partnership Saskatoon. She is a multidisciplinary professional with experience in the nonprofit sector, finance, project management, strategic operations, and change management. She is internationally educated, holding bachelor’s degrees in both Accounting and Arts. Born and raised in Mexico, she […]
Echo Qin
Echo Qin is a CPA, CMA, and MBA with extensive experience in financial management, working with various organizations and industries. Currently, she is with Deloitte, serving multiple clients in the capacity of a fractional Controller or Director of Finance. Echo has helped all the organizations she worked for or with to improve efficiency, internal controls […]
Ali Abukar
Ali Abukar (He, Him) joined the Saskatoon Open Door Society in November 2013 as a frontline staff member. Shortly afterwards, in early 2014, he was promoted to team leader in programming for newcomer school-aged children and youth. After just under two years as team leader, Ali was entrusted to lead SODS and stepped up to […]
Anahit Falihi
Coming from a diverse cultural background, Anahit Falihi joined the Saskatoon Open Door Society (SODS) in November 2006. Prior to joining SODS, she was involved in art and design activities from costume and set design to art direction for feature films and television series. She co-founded and coordinated the first non-profit filmmaking organization in Saskatoon, […]
Ashraf Mirmontahai
Ashraf Mirmontahai graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1996 with a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration. She has completed various training programs and earned certificates, including Program Planning and Evaluation, Coaching for Development and Performance, Program Evaluation, Managing Employees in a Unionized Environment, and certification by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Global […]
Ashfaque Ahmed
For the past seven years, Ashfaque Ahmed has been working with the Saskatoon Open Door Society as the Director of its Settlement and Family Support Unit. In this role, he has expanded the unit’s portfolio, improved program delivery by scaling up the core programs with increased human and financial resources to meet a growing demand, […]
Henri de La Garde
Henri completed a BA Honours degree in Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Saskatchewan, with a double major in Languages and Linguistics. During University, along with working as a Teaching Assistant, he started a journey in English as a Second Language Teaching, working with International Students at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. […]
Leanne May
Leanne May (She, Her) began working at the Saskatoon Open Door Society in September 2016 when its Daycare service split off from its Language Training Unit to become Childcare Services. As Director of the new unit, Leanne oversees two licensed childcare centres that serve SODS clients and community members, as well as the Home Instruction […]
Muhammad Shakeel Qayyum
Muhammad Shakeel Qayyum is an accomplished Finance Manager with over 10 years of diverse experience in Financial Management, Financial Planning and Analysis, Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting, Risk Management, Internal controls, and financial strategy across Canada, the UAE, and Pakistan. With a proven record of driving operational excellence, system implementations, and financial efficiency, Shakeel brings […]
Sultan Ali Sadat
Sultan Ali Sadat came to Canada as a refugee from Afghanistan in December 2000. In 1998, during the first Taliban regime, he left Afghanistan for Pakistan, where taught English and Mathematics to Afghan students and supervised a group of teachers. In April 2003, he joined the Saskatoon Open Door Society’s Board of Directors and then […]