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Aditi Bedarkar

Vancouver,British Columbia

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Resident Coordinator (Canada)

ECB Sustainable Youth Foundation (NGO)
09.2023 - Current
  • Leads organizational event planning and execution in Canada with special focus on mental health policy building and interventions
  • Conducts information exchange in conjunction with 7 executive members to bring awareness and action towards the UN’s sustainability goals
  • Presented at the G20 Changemakers Summit, 2023 on the issue of Mental Health in the Global South, thereby bringing awareness and a call to action to 5,000 participants of the summit
  • Facilitated the development of a policy recommendation document and communique post the G20 Changemakers Summit, contributing to the formation of a policy guideline to improving mental health in the Global South.

Team Leader

Mental Health Action By People (NGO)
05.2021 - 12.2022
  • Volunteered in Covid Assistance Line (CALM) project to provide psychological first aid online to patients in 29 states of India and regions abroad in coordination with 81 other volunteers for the same
  • Led the Youth chapter of the NGO, coordinating events, meetings amongst 20 young volunteers for successful engagement and information exchange.

Vice President, External

UBC’s Mental Health Initiative
09.2023 - Current
  • Acquires sponsorships, partnerships and collaborations for the club through effective communication and coordination
  • Researches about and contacts psychologists, social workers, mental health practitioners and NGOs, and maintains a consistent working relationship with them
  • Leads a team of External executives and guides internal efficiency and productivity
  • Analyses effective e-mail correspondence techniques to maximize partnerships and fundraising.

Organizer Of Zelus Model United Nations Conference 2020 (As Vice President), Eunoia Mun 2020 (As Secretary General), Saber International Conference 2021 (As Director General)

08.2020 - 01.2021
  • Organized three online Model United Nations Conferences spanning 8 committees and 100 delegates
  • Planned and executed events and activities of 8 committees while collaborating with event organizers and executive boards and supervised delegate affairs
  • Led marketing and advertising of the events, including social media management, collaborations, etc resulting in an aggregate revenue generation of Rs.10,000.

Jumpstart Orientation Leader

UBC
09.2023
  • Led a group of 38 first years through the Jumpstart program and facilitated community building, resulting in the successful transition of the group into university
  • Planned and executed several team-building, informational and character-building activities over the course of the orientation week, including ice-breakers, social activities, team exercises, campus tours and academic sessions.

House President

Place Vanier Residence Association, UBC
09.2023 - Current
  • Leads community building and event organization for 12 residence houses (1,422 residents) either alone or in conjunction with the other council members and/or RLMs
  • Leads house councils of 2 residence houses, and manages budgets and reimbursements for academics and non-academics aligned events.

Tutor

  • Tutored a fifth-grade student in Mathematics and English 5 days a week over Zoom
  • Worked collaboratively with student’s parents to bring about considerable improvement in academic performance and interest in aforementioned subjects
  • Planned fun activities including art and craft sessions, interactive movie nights, etc for the child to provide recreation and learning through play.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology -

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
05.2026

Army Public School, Pune
Pune, Maharashtra
05.2022

Skills

  • Developed excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical skills through research intensive coursework in Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology, exhibited at research conferences such as CapCon and G20 Changemakers Summit 2023
  • Developed astute information synthesis skills through tutoring, leading and presenting at a mental health organization, and through academic work
  • Excellent reading and writing ability as demonstrated in academic accolades, and writing reports for mental health clubs
  • Resourcefulness and eye for detail perfected through experience of event organization as House President, Jumpstart Orientation Leader, and organizer of multiple MUNs
  • Strong communication skills as demonstrated by being presenter at CapCon and G20 Changemakers Summit, and of VP External in MHI
  • Excellent interpersonal skills as demonstrated by being a team leader in residence councils, NGOs and clubs
  • Excellent time management skills as demonstrated by organizing 3 MUN conferences in 5 months, while leading NGO teams, and succeeding at academics
  • Policy compliance understanding and white paper writing proficiency through Moral Philosophy, Politics and Social Psychology coursework

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Marathi
Limited Working

Timeline

Resident Coordinator (Canada)

ECB Sustainable Youth Foundation (NGO)
09.2023 - Current

Vice President, External

UBC’s Mental Health Initiative
09.2023 - Current

Jumpstart Orientation Leader

UBC
09.2023

House President

Place Vanier Residence Association, UBC
09.2023 - Current

Team Leader

Mental Health Action By People (NGO)
05.2021 - 12.2022

Organizer Of Zelus Model United Nations Conference 2020 (As Vice President), Eunoia Mun 2020 (As Secretary General), Saber International Conference 2021 (As Director General)

08.2020 - 01.2021

Tutor

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology -

University of British Columbia

Army Public School, Pune

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