Rebeca Aghdasy

Meet Rebeca Aghdasy, Student Services Advisor, Outreach & Awards.  Rebeca is originally from Mexico and came to PEI to realize a dream – to travel abroad to study. She picked Holland College after falling in love with the Island through tourism videos while she was researching colleges. The colours of summer, and the thoughts of a quieter place, along with amazing descriptions of food (she is a self-described “foodie”) were all factors that played into her decision.

Rebeca arrived in PEI as a student in 2019 and graduated from Holland College’s Event Management program in 2021. She started working in the Recruitment Office at Holland College immediately after completing the program.

Rebeca’s Inspiration

In 2023, Rebeca contacted the Holland College Foundation to establish an award honouring her parents.

“I came to Canada with help from my parents and a student award I received. I wanted to give back because I am so thankful for the sacrifices made by others so that I would have opportunities I may not otherwise have had. When I read the Employee Giving Spotlight featuring instructor Chris Stewart who created an award for Data Analytics, I thought ‘I can do that too.’  The payroll deduction option makes the whole process super simple.”

Rebeca said that her parents were thrilled when she told them about the award. The impact of Holland College has been great in her family - her brother is now a graduate of the Business Administration program and her dad, a lifelong learner, is currently taking the Marketing and Advertising Management program.