Suzy Haghighi, R.SW
Director of Settlement Services, Association for New Canadians (ANC)
Originally from Iran, Suzy now calls Newfoundland and Labrador home. She is the Director of the Settlement Services at the Association for New Canadians. Suzy completed her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University and has over twenty years’ policy and service delivery experience supporting resilient people who experience challenges accessing meaningful financial, health, and social supports.
Suzy’s area of interest is developing programs and services with and for immigrant women experiencing gender-based violence, with a focus on the interplay of culture, identity, and spirituality.