The Falah mentor directory
Find someone who has been there before.
Browse professionals who have volunteered to share guidance with students and young professionals in the Falah community.
Explore 11 mentors across academia, business, entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare, medicine, public service, and technology.
Ahmed Zihan
Software Developer at University of Alberta
Can help with Breaking into software engineering, getting your first technical internship or job, turning projects into strong experience, and building practical software/AI projects outside of class.
Academia
View profileFatima Amjad
Director of Operations and Finance at LaunchGood
Can help with Completing your CPA Pivoting from audit to operations Working in tech Working at a Big 4 Job interview prep
Business
View profileIbrahim Mohammad
Resident psychiatrist at the University of Toronto
Can help with - Medical school applications - Work life balance - Scholarly and clinical research
Healthcare
View profileKashaf Salaheen
Senior Software Engineer at HashiCorp (IBM)
Can help with Navigating a technical career switch (Google → HashiCorp/IBM) Building a professional community or network from scratch (like CTRL+She) Public speaking and finding your voice in male-dominated tech spaces Managing a full-time tech career alongside a part-time MBA/MBET
Technology
View profileKhalid Egal
Co-Founder Barakah Rewards
Can help with career growth, entrepreneurship, turning ideas into action, and community impact.
Technology
View profileOmair Adrees
Senior Revenue Director at Coherent Global
Can help with Breaking into enterprise tech sales(Fintech/Cybersecurity) Landing a first SDR or BDR role, and the path from SDR to closing rep(Account Executive) Cybersecurity and identity (IAM, PAM, IGA) as a sales career rather than an engineering one Selling into Canadian banks, insurers, and public sector Whether a bootcamp or vendor certification is worth it compared to a degree Recovering from a layoff and running a structured job search
Technology
View profileSafwan Hussaini
Founder at BergFit
Can help with Entrepreneurship, building and growing e-commerce brands, digital marketing and customer acquisition, AI and business automation, transitioning from a science background into business, and launching consumer products from idea to market.
Entrepreneurship
View profileSalman Samad
Manager, Strategy and Architecture at City of Richmond Hill
Can help with How to write a good resume; landing your first job; how to move up the corporate ladder and challenges with it; preparing for interviews.
Public Service
View profileTalat Chughtai
Trauma Surgeon - St Michael’s Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center
Can help with 1. general info on a career in Medicine 2. How to optimize chances of getting accepted into Med School
Medicine
View profileUsaid Malik
Forward Deployed AI Engineer @ Google
Can help with Breaking into software engineering, technical interviews, CS internships, graduate school applications, building software projects, and navigating a career in tech.
Technology
View profileZahra Adrees
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Can help with What recruiters look for, resume optimization, interview prep, ats tracking, how to stand out as an intern or co-op, etc.
Finance
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