Meet Aditi Kini in Darpan Chat Central. A Seaquam Secondary Student, who has been honoured with the Medal of Good Citizenship from the BC government for her exemplary service and leadership during the COVID19 pandemic to the community.
She was among the 31 recipients which also included Dr. Bonnie Henry. This young lady is going places and has made the South Asian community proud. Keep up the good work Aditi!!
Jag Nagra is a visual artist. As a freelancer, she has worked with high-profile clients such as Tim Hortons, Microsoft and Tumblr. Last year, Nagra collaborated with the Vancouver Canucks on two occasions; once to create an icon for their Vaisakhi celebration game, and later to design limited-edition warmup jerseys that gained international recognition.
Devinder Gill is the RBC Regional Vice President, Business Financial Services, for British Columbia. Devinder serves as a Board Member and Women’s Events Chair with TiE Vancouver and is a Director on the Board of Special Olympics, and previously a Director and Finance Committee Member on the Board of Minerva BC and Risk Management Association (RMA).
Dr Balbir Gurm is a nursing professor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and an inducted Fellow of the Canadian Nurses Association's Canadian Academy. Dr. Gurm founded the Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships (NEVR) with a mission to eliminate relationship violence.
Devina Zalesky is the President of Allwest Insurance. Founded in 1968 in North Vancouver, BC, Allwest Insurance Services Ltd. is one of the largest Autoplan producers in British Columbia and provides full service coverage for all its customers’ insurance needs.
Azra Hussain is the Chief Operating Officer at Surrey Hospitals Foundation. Azra was recognized in the 2021 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the KPMG C-Suite Executive category, presented by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN).
She is also passionate about pediatric diabetes and diabetes education and has worked as a Diabetes Educator in the Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) Diabetes Clinic, the SMH Pediatric Diabetes Clinic, and within the South Asian community providing diabetes education and testing.