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Title and Organization:		Co-Chair, The Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee - Windsor
Gender and Age:		Female, 20
Location:		Mississauga, Ontario
Country of Residence:		Canada
Nationalities:		Canadian
Citizenships:		Canada
Languages:		English , Hindi , French , Spanish



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About Me

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My name is Prerna Chandak and I’m currently in 3nd year of my B. Comm. Honours at the University of Windsor. I plan to graduate with a major in Finance and a minor in Economics. Professionally, I work as a Researcher for an MBA professor at the Odette School of Business. I am also a Propriety Trader for a big trading firm in Canada.

Alongside work, I love to volunteer and give back to the community in any way that I can. I am currently working with The Corporation of The City of Windsor as a Co-Chair to the newly established Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee.

I enjoy debating as a member of the Odette School of Business Debate Team and working with other organizations like AIESEC and SHiNE to help make a difference in our community.

I have always been interested in giving back to my community. Through my three years in high school, I completed almost 750 hours of community service while working for different organizations and magazines. Besides MYAC, I have worked for Youthmedia Student Publications, YouCAN Canada, WSIS Youth Caucus, Global Youth Alliance, World Assembly of Youth, Kids Can Free The Children, International Youth Parliament, Nike Watch, Voice of the Youth Network, The Mississauga Poetry Society for Teens, Springbank Visual Arts Centre, The Canadian Cancer Society, World Vision Canada, and Leaders Today. These are just a few organizations to name. I still work for many of these organizations.

The community I envision is one bound by peace and equality. I dream of a community were people shall resolve their problem with words and not with harmful actions; where everyone is treated according to their conduct and not their gender, race or income and, where everyone can respect one and other.

I give back to the community because I care about the environment we live in. I care about the fact that children are mistreated, women are abused, education isn’t a priority, youth – the next generation of leaders are not voiced, and the environment is being ruined. I am no political leader, nor am I a famous missionary. But I am a citizen of the global community and I feel that it is my duty as a citizen to help in any way that I possibly can, in order to better this world. Every little bit counts and if both you and I did our share of work in making our communities better, with minimal effort, this world would definitely become a better place to live in.

In my spare time, I love playing sports (tennis, golf, rugby, football, soccer, swimming, volleyball, basketball, mountain biking, hiking, skiing, boating), dancing (ballet, modern dance), debating, volunteering, working, meeting new people, writing, spending time with friends, watching tv/movies, listening to music, traveling (the rest of the world that awaits), inspiring others, going for the impossible, thinking, sleeping, shopping, laughing, talking and lots more...

If you are interested in pursing a joint project of any sort, feel free to contact me!

AWARDS, RECOGNITION & CONTRIBUTION
· March-July 2001 (continuous 5 months): Won “Certificate for Creative Thinking” from www.classontheweb.com in recognition of creative essay writing.
· October 2001: Obtained the “Editor’s Choice Award” for outstanding achievement in poetry by the International Library of Poetry, USA.
· 2001: Article published by Klocke Publishing in their magazine “The Writing Child”.
· 2001-2002: Front page writer for the John Fraser Secondary School Newspaper “Jagged Edge”.
· 2002: Famous Poet for 2002 by the Famous Poets Society, USA.
· 2002-2003: Ambassador representing John Fraser Secondary School at The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee Mississauga (MYAC)
· 2003: Member of TakingITGlobal, initiative established in Toronto to get youth involved and now spans globally.
· 2003: Helped initialize the “Kids Voting Canada” program at John Fraser Secondary School.
· 2003: Established The Mississauga Poetry Society for Teens
· 2003: Nominated for The Mississauga Arts Awards in the Literary Arts category as an establishing artist.
· 2003: Representative at the World Summit on the Information Society – Geneva 2003.
· Fall 2003: Poem being published in the fall issue of Reflections, a press literary journal in Arkansas.
· October 2003: Obtained the “WordSmith” title by the New York Public Library.
· October 2003: Received the Senior English Award – John Fraser Secondary School
· February 2006: Was appointed by the Mayor as the interim Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee of Windsor
· 2006: Currently writing my own book and in the process of establishing the Windsor Poetry Society

AFFILIATIONS
· Member of the American Poets Society, and the Famous Poets Society.
· Writer for the SHiNE Website
· Member of YouCAN Canada.
· Member of WSIS Youth Caucus.
· Member of Global Youth Alliance.
· Member of World Assembly of Youth.
· Member of Kids Can Free The Children.
· Representative of the International Youth Parliament.
· Member of Nike Watch.
· Advocate for Voice of the Youth Network.
· Founder of The Mississauga Poetry Society for Teens
· Co-Chair of The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee of Windsor

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE
· Participated as a ‘teacher’s assistant’ at Springbank Visual Arts Centre
· Daffodil Sales for The Canadian Cancer Society for the last 2 years
· December-June 2003-2004 Mall Campaigns for World Vision Canada
· Assisted in the planning of YouthWeek 2003 for MYAC
· Participated in Road Rush – Ride the Bus! 2003 Event held by MYAC
· Assisted in park clean-ups across the city
· Guest speaker for a Grade 5 class at Credit Valley Public School – speaking about poetry achievement
· Participated in ”The Embracing Cultures Project” – a joint initiative Kids Can Free the Children and Leaders Today.
· Guest speaker for two Grade 6 classes at Lisgar Middle School – speaking about poetry achievement.
· Guest speaker for Grade 7 and 8 classes at Holy Cross Elementary School – speaking about Advertising
· Guest speaker for a Grade 8 gifted class at Campbell Public School – speaking about Business
· Assisted in The Mississauga Youth Achievement Awards

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Industries

Banking/Finance

Higher Education

University of Windsor [BComm.] (2007)

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Events

Oxfam Canada National Assembly (2007-05-11)
Secondary Schools' United Nations Symposium 2003 (2003-11-13)

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