We know it can be difficult to make connections when moving to a new place—let alone an entirely new country—but don't worry, the TSA has your back! For our last TSA CONNECT of 2025, we’re excited to once again put our focus on internationally-trained professionals and newcomers seeking to establish their career paths in Canada.
And who better to answer questions about moving to a new country than our Featured Guests who have all successfully navigated transitioning their lives and careers to Canada—each in their own unique way! With degrees, licenses, and professional experience from South Africa to Venezuela, Algeria to India, our amazing lineup of guests will share how they have managed to translate their experiences into a variety of career paths in their new home in Toronto, including traditional architectural practice, working at suppliers and vendors, public sector employees, and more.
Join us for a fun and insightful evening, make some connections, and hear some of the many stories and advice on career paths, job searching, and more from our amazing Featured Guests!
Schedule
6:30 PM — Doors Open
7:00 - 8:00 PM — Structured Networking Sessions
8:00 - 9:30 PM — Mix and Mingle
Light refreshments will be served and a cashless cash bar will be available (debit, credit, Apple Pay, or Google Pay only).
Featured Guests
For this session, we have a diverse lineup of internationally trained Featured Guests who represent a wide variety of paths and industry careers in the architecture and city-building community. Visit our 
website 
to learn more about each of them.
More Featured Guests will be added as they are confirmed.
Abdenour Arar, Arcadis
Adriana Sartini, GBCA
Andrew Caldwell, Brian O'Brian Architect
Ara Boynarian, Adamson Associates Architects
Audrey Daudon, Studio JCI
Duanne Render, Gensler
Fernando Perez Alvarez, Entuitive
Jiya Benni, 8 80 Cities
Kasmin Devashrayee, Corgan
Mahdie Irannejad, NORR
Maria Urdaneta, MillerKnoll
Marcela Miranda, Metrolinx
Sabrina Castellanos, Q4 Architects
Sakshi Sood Joshi, BDP Quadrangle
Shima Bagherzadeh, Stantec
Zeynep Benk, PLANT
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About the TSA CONNECT Series
Join the Toronto Society of Architects for evenings of networking and relationship building as Featured Guests from Toronto’s architecture and design industry share their experiences, perspectives and advice on issues of practice, career, and life. Each session will feature new guests, topics and small group discussions, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions and form connections with our Featured Guests. Sessions, guests, and dates are announced in the TSA Bulletin as they are confirmed with limited tickets for each session, so make sure to sign up so you don’t miss out!
This event is free for TSA Members using the discount code found in the TSA Bulletin and on your 
Member Dashboard
! Not a member yet? Membership is open to everyone and
 you can join here
 (student memberships are free!).
Above photo by Yianni Tong.
This event is made possible thanks to the generous support of Arcadis and Stantec.
Information Source: Toronto Society of Architects | eventbrite

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