PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES

YOUTH POLICY SERIES

Focus: Federal Policy & Budget

Organization: ICI

Type: Webinar Dialogue Series

Role: Organizer & Moderator

Initiative Overview:

ICI’s Youth Policy Series is an ongoing dialogue series that brings youth and policy professionals together to unpack Canada’s major policy, program, and budget decisions through a youth lens. Each session focuses on a current federal issue—such as housing, climate, innovation, or affordability—and translates complex policy into accessible, actionable conversation. The series creates space for youth to question decision-makers directly, share lived experience, and test their own ideas, while giving policymakers real-time insight into the priorities of the next generation. Ultimately, the goal is to build a pipeline of informed young leaders and a policy community that treats youth as partners, not afterthoughts.

CHANGEMAKER

Duration: 24 Months

Cohorts Led: 8

Type: Accredited Incubator Program

Role: Program Designer & Instructor

Program Overview:

The Changemaker program is a cross-faculty program focused on creating start-up initiatives through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Over four months, students undergo three phases focused on: self-awareness, ideation, and building a business.

SUMMIT

Duration: 8 Months

Cohorts Led: 2

Type: Accredited Business Programs

Role: Program Designer and Facilitator

Program Overview:

OEG's Sumit program was an accredited set of programs offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels that enabled learners to gain business experience and insight in a Canadian context through tailored seminars as well as hands-on co-op placements, which leveraged the strengths of learners. In my final stages with the program it was recognized as an accredited international program offered in the Dubai, Victoria, Ottawa, and Hydrabad India.

CLIMATE ACTION CARLETON

Duration: 12 Months

Key Activities: Divestment Campaign

Type: Grassroots Advocacy

Role: Advocacy Lead

Program Overview:

CAC was a student-led grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to advancing climate justice and accountability. During its active period, the group collaborated closely with students, community partners, and Indigenous organizations to raise awareness of local climate action initiatives and ensure institutions upheld their stated environmental commitments. Most notably, CAC played an instrumental role in shaping and advancing Carleton University’s divestment policies. Through research-backed policy proposals and strategic recommendations related to the management and restructuring of divestment funds, the organization influenced the university’s decision-making and helped drive meaningful institutional change.