Sarah Hashem

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Sarah Hashem
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Biography

Sarah joined George Brown College in the winter of 2018. She has taught Management Decision Making and Financial Analysis. Sarah brings a unique learning experience to the classroom, drawing from her experience with entrepreneurs and small business owners over the last 10 years while working at Futurpreneur Canada. In recognition of her contributions to Canadian small businesses, Sarah was named a Change Agent 2016 by the Canadian Business Magazine and a Canadian Arab to Watch by the Canadian Arab Institute in 2017. Today Sarah is the Managing Director of Music Canada Cares, a start-up not-for-profit organization advancing music education. She’s a former DiverseCity Fellow and an Alumni of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.

Academic Credentials

Masters of Development, Management of Development, International Training Centre of the ILO/University of Turin, 2013

B.A with Honours, Business and Society, York University, 2006

Areas of Specialization

Business

Strategy

Financial Analysis and Entrepreneurship

Areas of Expertise

Entrepreneurship

Social Innovation

Non-profit Management 

Career Highlights

Managing Director, Music Canada Cares

Director, Programs , Futurpreneur Canada

Director, National Client Relations, Futurpreneur Canada

Director, Ontario, Futurpreneur Canada

Other Activities

Community Coach – Social Venture Zone – Ryerson University

Advisory Board Member – Centre of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Ryerson University

Board Co-Chair – Business In The Streets

Funding application reviewer – Ontario Centre of

Awards

Canadian Arab to Watch, Canadian Arab Institute, 2017

Change Agent 2016, Canadian Business Magazine, 2016