Our Story

Nour utilizes her 13 years of experience as a workforce advisor, mentor, and influencer to inspire youth to make informed career choices that challenge the status quo. Her experiences are not just limited to the workplace. Nour watched her mother struggle and persevere as she started and grew a successful auto parts company in a male-dominated field. Through her work with other non-profits, she dreamt of the idea of Build A Dream and decided to go full force with the organization to bring it to life. She is a passionate force of nature and a workforce disruptor, challenging ideas and companies views of women in the workforce and how we can improve them. 

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Masters in Business Administration

Olivia is an OCT certified teacher and our Education & Curriculum Assistant. She completed her undergraduate degree at Queen’s University in Life Science. After graduation she moved to Aberdeen, Scotland for three years and worked in various education institutions which is where she found her passion for teaching.

Olivia’s goal is to empower young women to explore all pathways available to them by helping advocate and break down the many barriers they face. Olivia is excited for the opportunity to work alongside the incredible Build a Dream team to see this goal come to fruition.

Flo is a bright light. Her positive attitude and eagerness to learn is incredibly contagious across team dynamics. Her willingness to lend a hand even outside her job description, simply shows her integrity and humanity in building positive relationships.

She is eager to be working at Build a Dream and help contribute to the organization’s end goal which is to diversify the workforce.

Stephanie is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Windsor in the Business Administration program with a specialization in marketing. She is a co-operative education student for Build a Dream as the Engagement Associate and is excited to work with a great dream team for the summer. She is passionate about empowering women and working with the community. Stephanie is working towards gaining a better understanding of the social media marketing aspect of the organization.

Olivia is a recent graduate from the University of Windsor, receiving an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Media, and Film, and Visual Arts. For the past three years, she has worked as a freelance graphic designer in Windsor, Ontario. Outside of the office, Olivia sings, plays the guitar, collects records, writes non-fiction, and maintains a personal library of over 200 books.

Olivia is passionate about intersectional feminism, critical race theory, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of life. She is inspired by feminist scholars and authors such as bell hooks, Caroline Criado-Perez, Eve Babitz, Roxane Gay, Joan Didion, Judith Butler, and Peggy Orenstein. Olivia is eager to work in an environment with like-minded individuals and is looking forward to helping Build a Dream achieve their end goals.

Gabriella is a third-year Concurrent Education student at the University of Windsor. Her experience in event planning, working with WEST (Women’s Enterprise Skills Training), and her mentorship of young women entering university earned her a spot on the Build a Dream team for the summer. Gabriella is excited about the opportunity to work at Build a Dream, and she hopes to utilize her background in education to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion and further promote women entering STEM, entrepreneurship, and the skilled trades.

Delaney attended Build A Dream Expos in high school where she connected with The Carpenters Union Local 494. Upon completing her secondary school education, she signed in as a Drywall, Acoustic and Lathing Applicator. Now in her third term, her job consists of a variety of different tasks from steel stud framing to drywall boarding to installing ceiling systems. Her goal is to inspire change within the industry, making it better for future generations of women pursuing the skilled trades.

Rebecca began her career in the skilled trades six years ago through a WEST (Women’s Enterprise Skills Training) and St. Clair College program for Industrial Millwright Mechanic. From there she acquired a job at Centerline as a machinist apprentice. She took on the apprenticeship as a single mom with three kids, working full time, and balancing school at night. She completed her 3 year apprenticeship, developing many skills along the way, and is now a Red Seal Machinist. Amid the pandemic she started working at the college at night as a teaching assistant for the apprenticeship programs. Although happy in her career with Centerline, when an opportunity arose to become a mechanic at Hiram Walkers, she couldn’t resist the exciting career change. She is currently transitioning into this new role, and is a master tackling big life changes. Her goal is to simply let women know these careers exist and are available to them. And to be a resource, as needed, to those just starting out or considering a career in the skilled trades.