Community education & engagement coordinator
Negin M. Khorasani
96 Simcoe St., Beaverton, ON
------------ | ------------
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a Community Education & Engagement Coordinator role
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
? Over 7 years of experience providing exceptional community education and engagement Coordinator
? A creative and courageous leader and an effective team player who is reliable and supportive
? Exceptional interpersonal and cross cultural communication skills
? Demonstrated effective and courteous approach to internal and external community relations
? Excellent project management, supervisory and problem solving skills
? Proven writing abilities through publishing articles in magazines such as Heartfulness, Constant
Remembrance, and Tehran Avenue for more than 15 years as well as computer literacy skills
RELEVANT SKILLS
Community Education & Engagement Coordinator
• Identifying educational goals based on the capacity and characteristics of target audience
• Designing programs, initiatives, and activities to achieve the educational goals
? Reaching out to organizations, community groups and societies to inform them of the programs and to
invite and encourage their collaboration and participation
• Meeting with the authorities, organizations’ leaders, and iconic members of the community to inform
them of the reasons, objectives, and highlights of the programs
• Identifying and prioritizing the tasks that have to be done on different aspects of each program
• Planning and monitoring evaluation and betterment of programs and activities
• Identifying and implementing promotion and advertisement strategies for programs and initiatives
• Creating and overseeing work groups to take care of different aspects of the programs and events
• Monitoring the progress of tasks and activities of each work group based on the schedule and
• solving the possible problems as well as providing strategic directions
• Facilitating workshops and seminars as well as training and mentoring on an individual and group basis
• Providing excellent communication to ensure increased of clientele satisfaction and community interest
• Answering community members’ enquiries and concerns promptly and knowledgably in regards to
services provided
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Community Advisor & Trainer, New Earth Estate Feb. 2017 – Present
Zoning Examiner- Planning front desk, Town of East Gwillimbury May 2016 – Present
Architectural Designer, AREA, Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd. Aug. 2015 – May 2016
Architect and Urban planner, SRCM, Chennai, India Jan. – Jun. 2015
Community Education & Engagement Coordinator Aug. 2012 – Feb. 2014
Tehran Institute for Metropolitan Studies, Tehran, Iran
(A non-profit organization that promotes architecture and urban design to seek solutions to the city’s social issues)
Relevant Responsibilities:
• Initiated and conducted monthly PechaKucha style talks on urban topics for the general public
• Coordinated a work group consisted of activists to find ways for protection of architecture, urban and natural envi-ronment heritage sites
• Initiated a work group to conduct annual competitions to achieve the best solutions for the city issues
• Managed a work group to collect the information and studies on the city to create Tehran data-base
• Coordinated and organized an annual cultural festival in Tehran, consisted of talks, art and photo exhibitions, movie screening, music concerts and vendors that presented and highlighted the city’s memories and identity with the goal of attracting citizens attention to the city issues and creating sensitivity in them
Design Architect and Project Manager, Goman Architectural Design Studio, Tehran, Iran Apr. 2010 – Feb. 2014
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Professional Mentor, TRIEC Mentoring Partnership in the GTA Jan. 2019 – Present
Board Member, Brock Township Public Library Jan. 2019 – Present
Jane’s Walk City Organizer, Brock Township Nov. 2018 – Present
Member Board of Directors, Brock Community Health Centre Apr. 2017 – Present
IHTP Facilitator and coordinator Jan. 2012 – present
International Heartfulness Training Program (an annual event), SRCM, India
Trainer, Facilitator, Community Education & Engagement Coordinator, Heartfulness Institute Mar. 2010 – Present
Film Maker Host, TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), Toronto, Ontario Aug. 2014 – Sep. 2014
Managing Silver Mondays, Private weekly movie screening and film critic session, Tehran, Iran Mar. 2002 – May 2013
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Counseling Psychology, California Southern University, Costa Mesa, CA, US Jan 2019 – present
Master of Architecture, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Tehran, Iran Sep. 1992 – Jun. 1999
Thesis: Collective Unconscious Urban Plaza
TRAININGS
Nonviolent Communication, Heartfulness Institute, Toronto Jul. 2019
Brighter Minds Facilitator training, Brighter Minds Institute, India Jan. 2015
Heartfulness Trainer training, SRCM (The Natural Path), India Mar. 2010
Experimental Movie Directing, Art University, faculty of entrepreneurship, Tehran, Iran Oct. 2013 - Jan. 2014
Film Critic, Samandarian Art Studies Center, Tehran, Iran Jan. 1995 - Jan. 1996
________________________________________
References Available Upon Request
Negin M. Khorasani
96 Simcoe St., Beaverton, ON
------------ | ------------
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a Community Education & Engagement Coordinator role
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
? Over 7 years of experience providing exceptional community education and engagement Coordinator
? A creative and courageous leader and an effective team player who is reliable and supportive
? Exceptional interpersonal and cross cultural communication skills
? Demonstrated effective and courteous approach to internal and external community relations
? Excellent project management, supervisory and problem solving skills
? Proven writing abilities through publishing articles in magazines such as Heartfulness, Constant
Remembrance, and Tehran Avenue for more than 15 years as well as computer literacy skills
RELEVANT SKILLS
Community Education & Engagement Coordinator
• Identifying educational goals based on the capacity and characteristics of target audience
• Designing programs, initiatives, and activities to achieve the educational goals
? Reaching out to organizations, community groups and societies to inform them of the programs and to
invite and encourage their collaboration and participation
• Meeting with the authorities, organizations’ leaders, and iconic members of the community to inform
them of the reasons, objectives, and highlights of the programs
• Identifying and prioritizing the tasks that have to be done on different aspects of each program
• Planning and monitoring evaluation and betterment of programs and activities
• Identifying and implementing promotion and advertisement strategies for programs and initiatives
• Creating and overseeing work groups to take care of different aspects of the programs and events
• Monitoring the progress of tasks and activities of each work group based on the schedule and
• solving the possible problems as well as providing strategic directions
• Facilitating workshops and seminars as well as training and mentoring on an individual and group basis
• Providing excellent communication to ensure increased of clientele satisfaction and community interest
• Answering community members’ enquiries and concerns promptly and knowledgably in regards to
services provided
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Community Advisor & Trainer, New Earth Estate Feb. 2017 – Present
Zoning Examiner- Planning front desk, Town of East Gwillimbury May 2016 – Present
Architectural Designer, AREA, Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd. Aug. 2015 – May 2016
Architect and Urban planner, SRCM, Chennai, India Jan. – Jun. 2015
Community Education & Engagement Coordinator Aug. 2012 – Feb. 2014
Tehran Institute for Metropolitan Studies, Tehran, Iran
(A non-profit organization that promotes architecture and urban design to seek solutions to the city’s social issues)
Relevant Responsibilities:
• Initiated and conducted monthly PechaKucha style talks on urban topics for the general public
• Coordinated a work group consisted of activists to find ways for protection of architecture, urban and natural envi-ronment heritage sites
• Initiated a work group to conduct annual competitions to achieve the best solutions for the city issues
• Managed a work group to collect the information and studies on the city to create Tehran data-base
• Coordinated and organized an annual cultural festival in Tehran, consisted of talks, art and photo exhibitions, movie screening, music concerts and vendors that presented and highlighted the city’s memories and identity with the goal of attracting citizens attention to the city issues and creating sensitivity in them
Design Architect and Project Manager, Goman Architectural Design Studio, Tehran, Iran Apr. 2010 – Feb. 2014
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Professional Mentor, TRIEC Mentoring Partnership in the GTA Jan. 2019 – Present
Board Member, Brock Township Public Library Jan. 2019 – Present
Jane’s Walk City Organizer, Brock Township Nov. 2018 – Present
Member Board of Directors, Brock Community Health Centre Apr. 2017 – Present
IHTP Facilitator and coordinator Jan. 2012 – present
International Heartfulness Training Program (an annual event), SRCM, India
Trainer, Facilitator, Community Education & Engagement Coordinator, Heartfulness Institute Mar. 2010 – Present
Film Maker Host, TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), Toronto, Ontario Aug. 2014 – Sep. 2014
Managing Silver Mondays, Private weekly movie screening and film critic session, Tehran, Iran Mar. 2002 – May 2013
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Counseling Psychology, California Southern University, Costa Mesa, CA, US Jan 2019 – present
Master of Architecture, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Tehran, Iran Sep. 1992 – Jun. 1999
Thesis: Collective Unconscious Urban Plaza
TRAININGS
Nonviolent Communication, Heartfulness Institute, Toronto Jul. 2019
Brighter Minds Facilitator training, Brighter Minds Institute, India Jan. 2015
Heartfulness Trainer training, SRCM (The Natural Path), India Mar. 2010
Experimental Movie Directing, Art University, faculty of entrepreneurship, Tehran, Iran Oct. 2013 - Jan. 2014
Film Critic, Samandarian Art Studies Center, Tehran, Iran Jan. 1995 - Jan. 1996
________________________________________
References Available Upon Request