Black People Making History in Calgary
CRIEC recognizes history is made one day at a time. We want to celebrate these phenomenal members of Calgary’s Black community. Not only are they bettering Calgary and Canada with their work, but they’re making history as they do it. Abu B. Sesay Ph.D. Professor & Department Head Emeritus Electrical & Software Engineering Department University of Calgary […]
International Women’s Day Feature
Ksenia Soldatova was born and raised in Russia in a family that is “strong, intelligent and always working, especially the women”. Ksenia and her siblings were raised by their mother Yulia Lvova. “I was growing up in Russia during a time of really big political, social and economical changes. The at that time, […]
Andrea Davis-Torraville Feature
“Community is extremely important to me; I need to know that what I do impacts and raises the community in some way,” says Andrea Davis-Torraville. Davis-Torraville currently works for Sobeys as their Early Careers Talent Development Specialist and sits on the board of The BlackNorth Initiative (Alberta Chapter). One of her passions is working with […]
Charles Osuji – Black History Month Feature Article
Charles Osuji – Feature Article Charles Osuji is one of the CEO & Managing Partner of Osuji & Smith Lawyers and sits on CRIEC’s Board of Directors. Osuji has been chosen as one of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40, and was one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers of 2020, — He credits his success, […]
International Girls and Women in Science Feature Article
Feature Article International Girls and Women in Science Day – 2023 Wenzhu Xin, who goes by Mia, says her high school chemistry teacher was able to turn chemistry experiments into “magic.” “[She] was smart, beautiful, nice, … when I was choosing majors for university I thought ‘I want to be like her,” says Xin. “That’s the […]
CRIEC ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CALGARY REGION IMMIGRANT EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR September 1, 2022 (Calgary, AB) The Board of Directors of the Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council (“CRIEC”) is pleased to announce that Dr. Nketti Johnston-Taylor will be CRIEC’s new Executive Director effective September 30, 2022. Dr. Johnston-Taylor will join the executive team on September 12th and […]