Shazia

About Shazia

As a passionate and poised community engagement professional with 8+ years of creative relationship building expertise across academic, non-profit & for-profit settings, I believe that a better world can be achieved through the cross-section of authentic human connections and collective commitment to action. I pride myself on high-touch, detail-oriented work deliverables with an ability to provide mutually beneficial engagement programming for a wide spectrum of internal and external stakeholders, with a focus on social impact. I endeavor to develop and grow a highly engaged community of practice that ultimately drives brand strength and preference for business.

Experience

1. Community and Social Impact Strategist

   LabCentral

   Oct 2022 — Present

   As Community & Social Impact Strategist I lead LabCentral\'s diverse and engaging community programming and events - serve as the connective tissue between LabCentral\'s world and surrounding communities. As a focused and results driven thought leader and change agent, with a global mindset and focus on impact storytelling, I engender the principles and values of the LabCentral brand and DEIB and build productive and positive relationships across the organization and within its network of sponsors and partners.

Education

• University of Leeds

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology & Public Media

  1990 — 1993

• University of Leeds

  TOEFL, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor