Sharon Nyangweso
Founder and CEO of QuakeLab
Sharon (She/Her) is the Founder and CEO of QuakeLab, a full-stack inclusion and communications agency, Sharon Nyangweso specializes in a radical new approach to diversity and inclusion that is measurable, strategic, and based on a strong foundation of design thinking. A leader in empathetic community engagement and moving inclusivity from aspiration to action, Sharon is a regular contributor and panelist on CBC radio and television, Rabble.ca, Live 88.5, and CTV. An immigrant from Kenya who has lived and worked in Canada for nine years, Sharon has worked across sectors with organizations in 11 countries.
Follow her on Twitter at @Sharon_Okeno.
Sanaa Jabeen Mughal (She/Her)
QuakeLab Project Director
Sanaa Mughal is a strategist with a background in marketing, writing and brand identity. She has worked with various companies to develop their brand strategies and digital campaigns, and has also worked as a consultant to help entrepreneurs with their business planning. Based in Nairobi, Sanaa is passionate about strategic thinking and purpose driven work.
Sanaa is also a writer who is working towards building her writing capabilities, specifically for essays and short stories.
Christina Charles (She/Her)
QuakeLab Data Lead
Christina is a PhD student in Rehabilitation Sciences and member of the Student Experience Working Group of the Action Committee on Anti-Racism and Inclusion at the University of Ottawa. Her curiosity is currently piqued by the educational and social experiences of English-French bilingual adolescents in Canada. As a biracial woman and second-generation immigrant, her research is centered around racialized and low-income students, who are currently underrepresented in bilingual education programs -- as well as those living with learning exceptionalities. With two degrees in psychology, Christina operates within a transformative paradigm of research and takes a human-centered approach to important conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She finds meaning in staying attuned to community needs and responding to calls to action.
Susan Ong (She/Her)
Across three countries, the government and non-profit sectors and with a deep understanding of institutions and how they function, Susan specialises in creating public policy and providing advice to get better outcomes for people. Her speciality is in helping leaders make the best decisions for people by assisting them in navigating bureaucracy and distilling the information for great policy outcomes.
Susan is passionate about immigration issues, food security, equity and inclusion. She has worked at Parliament House in Canberra, at the Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island, was instrumental in the creation of the Ottawa Community Food Partnership and been a policy and constituent advisor to two Ottawa City Councillors.