Canada Chapters

#Region/ChapterLeads
1​FAST Alumni – CanadaFANAC Founders and Board Members
2GTA FASTians (Greater Toronto Area)​Rafaeel Chaudhry
Jazib Moeen
Sajid Akbar
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
Ali Kamran
6FAST Alumni Hamilton-NiagaraAdeel Akbar
Zain Ul Aba
7FAST Alumni – York RegionAmanullah Bukhari
Mirza Farooq Baig
8FAST Alumni – Durham RegionRafaeel Chaudhry
Hammad Rauf
Ammar Jafar Khan
Muhammad Abdullah Sabooani
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