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SUMMARY: Professional Development Event with Zahra Esmail
DESCRIPTION: Join Zahra Esmail\, CEO of Vantage Point\, as she shares her j
 ourney in migration work and highlights real-world applications\, challenge
 s\, and career opportunities beyond academia. Don’t miss this conversation\
 , part of the CMS Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies.
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 on with Zahra Esmail as she shares her own journey in migration work\, high
 lighting real-world applications\, challenges\, and career paths beyond aca
 demia.</h3></div><div class="flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow"><div class
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 rtificate in Migration Studies. <i>Bring your lunch and dive into the conve
 rsation!</i></em></p></div></div></div></div><hr /><p>[image_aligned img_ur
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 v class="entry-content"><p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Zahra Esmail<
 /strong> is the CEO of <a href="https://thevantagepoint.ca/">Vantage Point<
 /a>\, a non-profit focusing on strengthening organizations' capacity across
  BC. With over 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector\, she has wo
 rked in international development\, housing and homelessness\, community de
 velopment\, microfinance\, governance\, and leadership. Zahra volunteers ac
 tively\, serving as Co-Chair of the Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society Board an
 d Chair of the Board Governance Committee of Cuso International. She also l
 eads BC’s Poverty Reduction Advisory Committee. Recognized as one of Busine
 ss in Vancouver’s Forty Under 40 (2019) and a YWCA Women of Distinction nom
 inee (2022)\, she resides on unceded Coast Salish lands.</p><p>[gravityform
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &amp\; Events,Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies
LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 158
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