PREPARED BY The BoostHER Executive Team
1202-0202
ANNUAL REPORT
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BOOSTHER
A LETTER FROM OUR CO-FOUNDERS Wow, what an incredibly exciting and successful year it has been for BoostHER! We
have
been
bestfriends
inspiring
women
decided
to
and
since
high
advocating
channel
that
for
passion
school
and
equality.
by
joining
have
When a
always
both
social
of
shared
us
impact
came
a
to
passion
for
Western,
we
entrepreneurship
club
called Enactus. While attending the year-end National Exposition for Enactus, we were inspired
by
other
After
running
issue
that
student
through
was
entrepreneurs
what
near
and
felt
dear
like to
and
knew
hundreds
our
of
hearts:
we
needed
ideas,
we
female
to
take
settled
action
on
empowerment
as
well.
addressing &
an
professional
development.
Fast-forward
a
few
months,
amidst
the
person
conferences,
releasing
pandemic.
when
COVID
for
started
restrictions
however,
applications
we
a
we
were
didn’t
project
developing
let
limiting
this
manager,
stop
and
the
roadmap
us
from
us.
We
that
for
hosting took
started
a
our
BoostHER,
impactful leap
of
journey
in-
faith, as
an
organization.
As we welcomed Victoria as our Project Manager, we started to recruit for the rest of our executive team. To Victoria, Jessie, Prerna, Micaela, and Marley, we cannot thank you,
girls,
Monday
enough
evening,
attitude.
This
meaningful
is
for
you
join
truly
impact
your
hard
our
what
on
the
work
zoom
has
calls
helped
Western
and
dedication
with
us
a
stay
community.
smile
to on
your
motivated We
this
and
cannot
organization. face
and
inspired
wait
to
a to
see
Every
positive make
a
what
the
expand
our
following years have in store.
As
a
testament
operations
by
to
this
offering
a
team’s similar
hard
work,
network
and
BoostHER community
has at
decided two
other
to
post-secondary
institutions during the 2021-2022 school year. Our success and impact prompted us to see that this network can thrive at other schools, and will only help further BoostHER’s vision
and
mission
to
become
2021/2022 school year!
Sincerely,
Christina Nemez & Ria Iyer BoostHER’s Co-Founders
a
reality.
We
cannot
wait
for
what's
to
come
in
the
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BOOSTHER
TABLE OF CONTENTS About Us
pg. 3
a. Executive Team b. Brand Ambassadors c. Our Mission and Vision
Our Events
pg. 7
a. Mentorship Program b. SheSpeaks
Initiatives
pg. 11
a. FemTalks b. Weekly Blog
Social Media Campaigns a. Motivational Mondays b. Women Wednesdays
pg. 14
BOOSTHER
ABOUT US
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BOOSTHER
EXECUTIVE TEAM Our
team
worked We
all
of
seven
tirelessly come
and
from
intelligent,
charismatic
passionately
different
to
deliver
educational
and to
persistent
the
backgrounds,
women
BoostHER but
share
community. a
common
goal to reduce the gender gap and boost females up.
Christina Nemez
Ria Iyer
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Prerna Balani
Victoria Fedak
Jessie Li
Outreach Director
Project Manager
Marketing Director
Micaela Forte
Marley Jokinen
Graphic and Web Designer
Blog Writer
has
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BOOSTHER
BRAND AMBASSADORS To
reach
and
the
talented
enlighten
broader brand
students
ambassadors
were
Western
community,
ambassadors
about
from
opportunities
integral
in
our
our
five
team
onboarded
different
and
events
social
media
with
faculties
9
to
BoostHER.
advertising
bright help These
and
our
success would not have been possible without them.
Madeleine Dougherty
Rachel Fuller
Connie Hao
Health Sciences
Arts
Social Science
Pooja Patel
Tasneem Almohamad
Alison Duffey
Social Science
Engineering
MIT
Tiba Feiz-Barazandeh
Lauren Pastor
Katie Ko
Social Science
Health Science
Social Science
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BOOSTHER
OUR MISSION mission
Our
women
to
is
to
OUR VISION
pave
achieve
the
their
way
for
personal
ALL
A world where
and
a person’s
professional goals by empowering, uplifting, and
connecting
pillars
of
women
another.
purpose,
perseverance, for
one
our
to
Through
pursuits,
initiatives
advocate
blaze
for
not limit their
and
the
and
identity does
our
personal and
trail
professional
achieve
equality in the workplace.
success.
OUR THREE PILLARS
Purpose
Pursuits
Perserverance
What got us here?
What drives us?
What keeps us going?
Our
collective
reaching history
passion
equality. of
involvement workforce.
The
women’s in
the
education,
we
and
provide
We are a group of resilient women
who
realize
We provide a circle of trust
their
abilities.
Our
through
better
relate,
motivates them and how they
provide
can
Collectively,
mentors
and
professionals.
working
each
other
with
female
support
women with a framework to
to provide aspiring females of
is
storytelling
where
network
purpose
Through
goal is to help other women
a
Our
for
understand
create
relationships.
what
meaningful
impact.
other
challenges.
women
empathize, valuable we
can and help. have
BOOSTHER
OUR EVENTS
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BOOSTHER
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM This
year,
featuring not
only
we
launched
our
first-ever
80 mentors and mentees. be
a
community
of
mentorship
We
passionate
wanted
women
program,
BoostHER
but
a
to
resource
for females to utilize as they progress in life. We connected 40 driven
and
professional May,
the
aligned and
mentees
Growth, found
mentors
BoostHER
with
included:
inquisitive
the as
New
students
and
14
Team
monthly
they
did
student
sent
out
theme, their
Beginnings,
Being
Limitless.
great
value
in
a
to
help
Overall,
accomplished From
questions
the our
and
Some
January
package
support
touchpoints.
program
26
mentors.
Rewriting
and
this
with
the
of
mentors have
themes
Inspiring
and
made
that
mentors
our
Narrative,
to
mentees a
impression in the BoostHER community.
Photographed: BoostHER's Mentorship Kickoff Event on Janurary 27th, 2021
lasting
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BOOSTHER
SHE SPEAKS On
March
8,
2021,
International
Women’s
Day,
BoostHER
hosted
our flagship event, SheSpeaks. Our goal was to create a space where invited
females
could
students
learn
from
all
from
and
celebrate
post-secondary
one
another.
institutions
We
across
Canada to attend, arranged a live Q&A, and offered giveaways from 4 female-owned businesses.
Photographed: BoostHER's Flagship Event, SheSpeaks on March 8th, 2021
We
gratefully
hosted
three
impactful speakers from various industries Shelley
and
White,
and
Natasha
the
right .
)
backgrounds: Sandra
Walji
With
a
registrants,
this
topics
career
of
women
often
importance leadership, for
event
and
women
of
88
challenges
Sandra Jarvis Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets
the
of
female
overall
advice
starting
their
professional careers.
Gambling Council
on
explored
face,
CEO at Responsible
Jarvis,
(pictured total
Shelley White
Natasha Walji Director at Google
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BOOSTHER
SMALL BUSINESS GIVEAWAYS With
our
mission
female-owned Adrienna
of
uplifting
small
Elcome,
females
business
Nicole
in
mind,
giveaway.
Parkhill,
The
Olivia
we
also
hosted
business
Collins,
a
owners
and
Julia
Armbrister each had a chance to speak about their experiences as
female
entrepreneurs,
empowering in
a
each
stories.
Kahoot, winner
promotion
words
Participants
covering received
material
sharing
were
International a
and
gift
from
social
of
encouragement
encouraged
Women’s
one
media
of
the
Day
to
compete
Trivia,
businesses.
handles
are
and
and Their
featured
below.
@SOIFDEVIVREEARRINGS
@JAYSEENAILS
@NICPARKHILLHAIR
@ADRIENNAELCOME
BOOSTHER
OUR INITIATIVES
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BOOSTHER
FEMTALKS Inspired TED
by
the
Talks
BoostHER
wanted
to
offer
students
chance
to
learn
from
with
our
a
other
students
professionals
INTRODUCING
world-renowned
series,
female
FEMTalks
Colleen Johnston
and talk
series, FEMTalks
FEMTalks. privilege
This of
year,
hearing
accomplished array
of
we
had
from
women
the four
with
experiences
to
INTRODUCING
an
share,
and look forward to hosting many more as we continue to grow.
Colleen
Johnston,
professional the
who
corporate
shared
Megan
seasoned
spent
years
finance
her
succeeding
a
a
Mackay,
female a
and
entrepreneur,
her
journey
INTRODUCING
on
leader.
recent spoke
leading
in
FEMTalks
industry,
perspectives
as
Shairi Islam
a
grad
Megan MacKay
about social FEMTalks
enterprise. Western
Shairi student,
Islam, shared
a
INTRODUCING
her
advice and experience navigating networking
in
today’s
workforce.
Finally, Haritha Murthy shared her advice
on
involvement
how in
the
with a corporate job.
to
balance community
Haritha Murthy
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BOOSTHER
WEEKLY BLOGS Led
by
our
Blog
Writer,
Marley
Jokinen,
BoostHER
started
a
weekly blog to highlight and uncover an array of topics relevant to
women.
We
explored
inspiring
female
mentorship
and
wanted
to
issues
“Keep
Listening
“Violence on
address
topics
to
Against that
do
&
healthy that
Learning
Women” not
like
the
goal-setting were
From
gave
always
topics
us
get
more
Black
an
importance
-
but
serious.
Female
opportunity
addressed,
also
Blogs
like
Voices”
and
to
and
we
of
shed
we
light
plan
to
continue using this platform to inform and educate the BoostHER community.
BOOSTHER
SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS
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BOOSTHER
MOTIVATION MONDAYS Every
Monday,
account
motivational followers. chance stories
post
BoostHER shares with
Whether
for or
the
followers opinions,
it's to or
a its a
share simple
reminders like to practice selfcare, BoostHER strives to bring a
sense
of
community
to
our
560 Instagram followers.
WOMEN WEDNESDAYS The
BoostHER
account
takes
Wednesday stories,
to
time
every
highlight
the
accomplishments,
and
challenges faced by influential women Whether
throughout they
leaders,
past
women
making
are
role
history. future
models, an
or
impact
today, BoostHER celebrates all women.
Thank you
for an incredible year from the BoostHER 2020/21 Team
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
1202-0202
ANNUAL REPORT