CPC Member of the Week: Ayesha Bhikha

Ayesha Bhikha is a program management professional with 23+ years of progressive experience in the Canadian and international not-for-profit and corporate sectors. She specializes in program, accreditation, internal audit, and human resources management. Her educational qualifications extend to finance and accounting, project management, human resources management, and psychology, and includes a Master of Education in Educational Leadership.

Ayesha’s professional journey in Canada has been exclusive to the not-for-profit sector. As the Director of Career & Women’s Services at Achēv, Ayesha provides strategic leadership and direction to a diverse portfolio of programs designed to support and empower newcomers, women, and other equity-deserving individuals and groups. She is passionate about unequivocally advocating for those without a voice in our society so that they can be seen, heard, accepted, and empowered.

An accomplishment Ayesha is most proud of is being awarded the Valedictorian honour for the 2023 graduating class of the Master of Education in Educational Leadership Program at Yorkville University. She considers herself a lifelong learner and uses education and knowledge as tools to advocate for equity-deserving individuals in our society so that they can be seen, heard, accepted, and empowered. Ayesha is also proud of being invited to join CPC’s board of directors on December 1, 2023. CPC Members Matter!