Simret Araya Ghebremariam was born and raised in Asmara, Eritrea (a small country in East Africa). Soon after completing her bachelor's degree at Asmara University, she was awarded...ver maisSimret Araya Ghebremariam was born and raised in Asmara, Eritrea (a small country in East Africa). Soon after completing her bachelor's degree at Asmara University, she was awarded a scholarship from the University of Life Science, Norway, to complete her master's degree in Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Development. After completing her education in Norway, her country's political condition made it impossible for her to go back to her homeland. She moved to Canada in 2002 where she shifted her profession from Environmental Science to IT project management.
Simret's passion is always on helping people to feel better and get better. Her authentic leadership style earned her great respect from clients, friends and colleagues. She's a senior consultant and runs a couple of businesses, including coaching leaders to achieve their best by cultivating the best version within them. She's a certified life coach and a tribe member of Igniting Souls. She is one of the leaders and mentors serving the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities in Calgary, and she has been supporting orphans in different refugee camps in Ethiopia. Recently, the Eritrean school board members elected Simret to be the principal of the Eritrean Heritage and Cultural School in Calgary.
Simret is a mother of three vibrant kids, and she has been inspiring many people through her blogs and poems on her social media and websites. She has also connected several volunteers with homeless people and promoting mental health awareness under her "Isaiah Cares" charity program to continue her husband's legacy, who, in life, was striving to make Calgary a better place.ver menos