Reza Khoshdel - 2018 Toronto Candidate for Ward 25 (Scarborough-Rough Park)

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My fellow neighbours,

I am a proud Scarborough resident, currently living in the West Rouge community with my wife, Mona, and our 21-month old son, Royce. My family immigrated to this great country when I was five years old, and I have called Scarborough home ever since. Early on, we struggled to get on our feet, but over time these early experiences helped instill in me the importance of community bonds and the value of education as a change agent in my life and others.

I earned an advanced college diploma (Business Administration) from Humber College; a Bachelor of Commerce (Business Management) from Ryerson University; and joint graduate degrees (Master of Business Administration / Master of Public Administration) from the University of Manitoba.

I put my skills and passion to use at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. During this time, I was fortunate enough to serve at both the grassroots level and at Queen’s Park. As a community organizer, I was able to help people with complicated problems that were brought to my attention when no other viable solutions were available. It gave me great pride to help people in their time of need. During my tenure at Queen’s Park, I served as Legislative Assistant and MPP Liaison to the Minister of Research and Innovation. We worked hard to help foster scientific discovery and commercialization of new technologies and products with private and public sector partners.

Upon leaving public service, I returned to the private sector. I currently serve as a senior operations executive for an education firm that specializes in math enrichment programs for high performing and gifted students.

I am running to be your City Councillor because our collective voices as Scarborough residents have been neglected for far too long at City Hall. We have been chronically underrepresented and it is my mission to bring real, positive change for the great residents of Scarborough-Rouge Park.

You need a partner at City Hall who understands the key issues affecting our community.

You need someone who has real world private and public sector experience to get things done.

You need a strong voice at City Hall. I will be your voice.

A New Way ForWard 25 starts with you.

Join me.”