Scheherzade van Aarle

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Scheherzade (Sher) Rana. Sher is a trained Economist with over 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles with the Government of Canada. She serves on the Advisory Group for the APEX (Association of Public Sector Executives) Leadership Symposium in Ottawa.   She studied and is certified through UC San Diego as a Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher and regularly facilitates workshops and trainings. She is also founder of Innerspace, which hosts the historic annual Peace Day Ottawa mass mindfulness meditation on Parliament Hill marking the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario and is Mom to her 11 year old daughter.