Project Team

Rahime Konneh​

Executive Director

Rahime Konneh is a detail-oriented project consultant, whose aptitude for empowering Black and Visible minority communities extends over 8 years of relevant proposal development and project management-related work experience.

These experiences have allowed Rahime to work and volunteer on behalf of social development, conflict resolution and project management within local and international organizations such as United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada), Key-Action Network -Hamilton, Atlantic Council for International Cooperation ACIC, NL Independent Living Resource Centre (ILRC-NL), Reachability – NS, Refugee Advisory Council Sierra Leone, West Africa and as the executive director of Community Capacity Building Network (CCBN) and Independent Community Consulting Firm (ICCF) respectively.

His educational background includes a double major in International Development Studies and Political Science, Master’s in Public Policy, Postgraduate Certificate in Disability Case Management and Project Management.

Rahime’s tasks include the following: 

  • Work with the client to identify Federal and provincial grant opportunities, and develop a compelling project proposal that attracts funding for the client to ensure the delivery and implementation of social development initiatives to better serve their community.
  • Provide project management services focusing on project implementation strategy. When funding is secured, Rahime continues to provide project management insights and directions focusing on executing project deliverables, financial reporting, surveys, evaluation, data analyses, etc.

Chantelle Quow, MBA

Strategic Planning Consultant

Chantelle Quow, MBA has over ten years of experience across multiple functional areas, including mentorship and coaching, strategy design, financial analysis, market research, management training and development, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Chantelle’s passion is in research, predominantly entrepreneurship in Canada. She has been involved in studies that look at the challenges faced by the BIPOC community when navigating the entrepreneurial terrain in North America. 

She worked on strategic planning initiatives with Jehovah The White Cross NFP Organization, Black HR Professionals of Canada organization among others, created programs for Black creatives in Virtual Reality and participated in two national studies for the BIPOC community (FoundHers and Building Black Businesses in Canada). 

Chantelle’s tasks include the following: 

  • To conduct strategic planning focusing on developing long-term organizational goals, funding sustainability strategies to maintain organization capacity, operational effectiveness and efficiency. 
  • Training of Board of directors and executive leadership to ensure the delivery of program and services, ensuring staff and leadership responsibility. 

Ashia Dukully

Program and Services development consultant

As a knowledge development consultant, Ashia has expert knowledge in developing programs and services for not-for-profit community-based organizations. For several years, Ashia has

revised and/or developed organizational mission statements, programs and services for more than 12 not-for-profit organizations across Canada.

Ashia’s tasks include the following: 

  • Strengthen the organization’s operational capacity through the revision of existing programs, and develop new programs and policies that align with organization’s mandate.
  • Ensure that the newly developed programs and policies attract Federal and provincial funding to support the work of the organization.

Glorie Ramazani

Website and Program development consultant

As a knowledge development consultant, Glorie has expertise in developing programs and services for not-for-profit community-based organizations, including website and social media development. Glorie has for several years revised and/or developed websites and social media platforms including organizational mission statements, programs and services for over 10 not-for-profit organizations across Canada. 

Glorie’s tasks include the following: 

  • To strengthen the organization’s operational capacity through the revision of existing programs, and the development of new programs and policies that align with the organization’s mandate. 
  • Ensure that the newly developed programs and policies attract Federal and provincial funding to support the work of the organization. 
  • Develop professional website and social media platform including maintenance.   

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