{"id":111007,"date":"2025-08-20T10:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/?post_type=bio&#038;p=111007"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:14:55","slug":"mona-barakat","status":"publish","type":"bio","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/bio\/mona-barakat\/","title":{"rendered":"Mona Barakat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mona has worked at Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada (SCC) since 2019. She is Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications and finds that for this role communication is the most important Skill for Success. She oversees all things branding and graphic design and leads many projects such as signage and all our SCC merchandise and swag. As a graphic designer by trade, Mona spent more than 10 years working in graphic design and has a keen eye for detail.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cIf I weren\u2019t at Skills Canada, I would be a landscaper. 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