Saniya Ghalehdar immigrated to Canada as a young child with her parents. She is proud of her Persian roots and so grateful to be Canadian. Saniya recently graduated from the University of British Columbia's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Certificate Program. She is also a women's and gender studies major at Athabasca University and works for an Inclusive Leadership team at NorQuest College. She loves causes that help advance women's rights and marginalized communities, has a creative side, and a great love of the arts.