Festival Director

Asma Arshad Mahmood

A professional artist, Asma is the Chair and a founder director of CCAI. She is on the board of MAC and has served as chair of Artcity and a director of SAVAC.

Vendor Co-ordinator

R. Kamdar

He is reponsible for vendors and food vendors booth sales, allocation and management for the festival. Please contact him at 416-858-1942 to book your spot.

Security & VIP Co-ordinator

Viresh Mathur

An insurance professional, Viresh is a community activist. He is tresurer for CPLC 42 division in Toronto, Chair for CPLC community picnic and former youth justice councellor.

Festival Co-ordinator

Sumit Ahuja

A banker by profession, Sumit is an event manager by passion! Her continued support and significant input towards the festival and the team has made her an irreplaceable component of this festival.

Festival MC & Publicist

Tushar Unadkat

He is a well known South Asian artist, designer and media personality in Canada and the USA. He embodies the spirit of the festival as mainstage M.C. and media support for the Mosaic festival. Tushar has a masters degree in design from U.K. and PhD in charm!

Volunteer Co-ordinator

Ankit Mathur

The dynamic volunteer co-ordinator has earned a name for his warm personality and delightful nature. His persuasive charm and commitment has been his trademark in many events he has helped us organize in Canada.

Youth Co-ordinator

Bushra Mahmood

A student of Illustration at Sheridan College Bushra is the founder and organizer of Rock the Coliseum, the largest free Indi music festival of GTA. She has helped Kickstart Mississauga Rising Star and dozens of concerts at various venues in Mississauga. She manages the youth area of Mosaic festival.

Creative Consultant

Sidra Mahmood

Currently studying environmental science at the University of Toronto and passionate about non-profit and community programming, Sidra has been involved in varying capacities with Mosaic since its inception in 2006 and has provided environmental consultancy, and developed youth-targeted programming.

Asst Volunteer Co-ordinator

Daniya Fatima Hashmi

An MBA from UK, Daniya moved to Canada in 2005. She joined Mosaic team in 2007. Her hard work and dedication to the festival has made her a valuable asset to both the festival and the volunteers.

Asst to Festival Director

Hemali Gandhi

Hemali moved to Canada in 2004 and currently pursues her MBA at U of T. She has been involved with various community outreach programmes and currently supports the Festival Director.

Asst Stage Co-ordinator

Leena Chabra

Leena has been with Mosaic festival since its start in 2006. A graduate from Ryerson University, she takes an active initiatives within the South Asian community. She is currently the assistant artist/stage co-ordinator for the festival.

Web Developer / Admin Asst

Paresh Khatri

Bachelor in Comp. Science and recent graduate of Laurentian University, Paresh supports Mosaic team with all web content development and management. He also manages the roaster of CCAI board as Admin Asst.

Nachange Saari Raat Asst Co-ordinator

Shagufta Ahmed

She is currently studying Life Sciences at McMaster University. Her desire to work in a fun loving environment is what drove her commitment towards Mosaic. Shagufta is thrilled to be a part of Mosaic growing team.

Mosaic Volunteeres

This space is to acknowledge more than 100 dedicated and hardworking festival volunteers. Without these volunteers a festival of this calibre would not be possible.