Canada Chapters

#Region/ChapterLeads
1​FAST Alumni – CanadaFANAC Founders and Board Members
2GTA FASTians (Greater Toronto Area)​Rafaeel Chaudhry
Jazib Moeen
Shiraz Malik
Muhammad Abdullah Sabooani
3​​FAST Alumni – Vancouver​Adnan Rana​
Sajid Hafeez
Mirza Muhammad Raza
4FAST Alumni – Alberta​​Rai Yawar Ijaz
5FAST Alumni KWC (Kitchener Waterloo Cambridge)​Rida Akbar Malhi
6FAST Alumni Hamilton-NiagaraHassan Waqar Ahmad
Adeel Akbar
Usman Tahir
7FAST Alumni – York RegionAmanullah Bukhari
Mirza Farooq Baig
8FAST Alumni – Durham RegionRafaeel Chaudhry
9FAST Alumni MontrealZara Javed
Ahmad Iqbal
10FAST Alumni OttawaMuhammad Usama
11FAST Alumni SaskatchewanRafaeel Chaudhry
12FAST Alumni Maritime (NB, PEI, NS)Rafaeel Chaudhry
13FAST Alumni – Newfoundland Rafaeel Chaudhry
Fatima Mehdi
14FAST Alumni Greater LondonAzka Khan
Usman Qayyum
15FAST Alumni Winnipeg MetroSabeen Suleman
Sana Khalique
16FAST Alumni Canada – Women’s ForumShireen Islam
Maliha Khan
Azka Khan

FAST Alumni – Canada is moderated by FANAC Board Members. The rest of the groups are not moderated and are managed by the chapter leads.

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​​FANAC – Guide To Creating Local Chapters

  • Why go local – Define goals and objectives
    • Platform for networking
    • Connect to Learn
      • Strengthen your skills as you share experiences, challenges and successes with professional contacts, mentors and friends
      • Develop relationships with professionals for learning about job opportunities and obtaining referrals in your community
      • Increase your local professional contacts
      • Share job postings to help ppl apply for jobs in your area
    • Promote chapter growth
      • Expand FANAC’s network, make connections
      • Link new members to FANAC’s social media
    • Mentor new members
    • Contribute towards FANAC’s annual goals
  • What you need to get started
    • Set goals and objectives for your local chapter and present to the FANAC Board
    • Identify chapter lead and co-chair
    • Propose 90-day plan of events
  • Introductory meet up to share local chapter’s charter
    • Formal and informal meet ups to create awareness
    • Mentoring events
    • Identify members to line up for webinars/fireside chat events
    • Promote fundraisers