Events
Raifa is going into her fifth year as an Accounting major with a Business Technology Minor. She had an incredible time as Events Director last year and is thrilled for the opportunity to be VP of Events for the 2025 conference. Supporting and empowering women has always been a core value of hers and she is excited to be part of a team that shares this vision and works tirelessly to create opportunities for growth and connection among women.
Beyond school, Raifa enjoys the outdoors and loves biking and going on picnics. She is also VP of Internal for the BTM Club this year. Raifa is super excited to work hard and create a positive impact on the community throughout the next year!
Raifa Khalid
VP EVENTS
Trish is in her fifth year at the University of Alberta School of Business, majoring in Human Resources. Outside of school, Trish finds joy in various activities such as going to the gym, reading and learning new languages. Currently, she is teaching herself Spanish, Korean, and Chinese.
As a full-time administrator and part-time events coordinator at Westcorp in Edmonton, Trish actively contributes her skills and passion to create successful events. She is thrilled to be a part of the team and looks forward to meeting and connecting with inspiring women through NEW. Her enthusiasm to empower others aligns perfectly with the conference's mission, and she is excited to contribute her efforts toward achieving this goal.
Trish Nguyen
EVENTS DIRECTOR
Subhana is currently in her fourth year at the University of Alberta and is pursuing a Bachelors of commerce in accounting. After attending NEW as a delegate in 2022 Subhana is thrilled to join the 2025 executive team as an events director to help replicate and enhance the experiences and opportunities she attained by attending NEW. The idea of empowering women and helping support a group of flourishing women is something Subhana has always been passionate about.
She is excited to contribute to this year’s conference and help make this an amazing experience for everyone. Outside of school Subhana is currently interning at EY but she also enjoys spending her free time with her friends and family, binging a good TV show and eating good food.
Subhana Zaidi
EVENTS DIRECTOR