Parul Pandya

Parul Pandya (she/her) has been skillfully working in non-profit in various roles through the past two decades, including as a community builder, consultant, programmer and producer. After managing community grants for the largest government funder in Canada, she received much interest for continued collective impact by being asked to serve organizations in a variety of capacities. She runs her own consulting company, Community Impact Consulting, specializing in anti-oppression and equity based practices. Her attraction to advocacy emerged with her work as a Queer South Asian freelance writer/poet, over two decades ago. She has a deep passion for social justice and its intersectionality with the arts, which she teaches about at both Centennial College and Humber College.

Parul is an enthusiastic equity fairy, who finds deep groundedness in social justice intersecting with the arts. She believes in inspiring change through motivation. When not working, Parul is watching sports, caring for her 80+ plants, or playing with her cat, Kali. She is obsessed with true crime, but remains a very gentle human.