Emaan is an experienced public engagement practitioner that advises on and executes effective, inclusive processes across project design, implementation, reporting and evaluation. With a strong background in and passion for diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), she brings DE&I lenses to all aspects of her engagement practice, including approaches for engaging with equity-deserving communities in relational, supportive ways. An area of focus and expertise for her is fostering brave spaces for meaningful engagement on complex, sensitive subject matter.

Prior to her time at Mokwateh, Emaan led and supported national, provincial and local engagement processes on various public policy issues at Burson (formerly Hill and Knowlton). She has also coordinated engagement design, implementation and communications for grassroots and public education projects at municipal government, not-for-profit and global civil society organizations. The projects that she is the proudest of use arts-based strategies to engage young Muslim women and entire Muslim communities on issues of gender-based violence.

Emaan holds a Master of Arts in Global Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Social Justice & Peace Studies from Western University. She completed the International Association for Public Participation’s DE&I in P2/Engagement training in June 2024 and the Foundations in Effective Public Participation training in October 2021.