Cadet MWO Kristina Zaburdyaev
2295 Royal Winnipeg Rifles RCACC

Cadet MWO Kristina Zaburdyaev will be attending the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) with the aim of building a stable career in a role that she genuinely enjoys. She also selected RMC as she believes that it will push her out of her comfort zone, challenge her academically and allow her to continue a lifestyle centered around well-being and physical fitness.

At her Corps she is the RSM, a position that has allowed her to understand her own strengths and weaknesses, to work through challenges and conflicts, express her ideas, and learn how to communicate with others. Her experiences have allowed here to become more adaptable, adventurous, and open-minded which has helped her develop her present leadership style.

She is involved with her school's history club and other school activities. For International Women's Day she was instrumental in setting up a display recognizing female alumni and their outstanding achievements. She helped organize a celebration for all of the grade 12 International Baccalaureate (IB) students to celebrate the diversity of the IB group and their achievements. She is a strong leader who is responsible, reliable, organized and communicates well with others.

She strongly believes that physical fitness and well-being are important for personal and leadership development. For her a healthy lifestyle corresponds directly with a healthy mind which heavily affects her leadership style. She is a full-time competitive dancer and dances four days a week. Building her daily routine around physical fitness has taught her physical skills and she has learned discipline, trust, resilience, time management, self-reflection, how physical state affects her mental state, and how to be fully in the moment. She strives to stay committed to healthy living by continuing to dance regularly, making nourishing food choices, respecting her sleep, and doing things that make her happy.

HCol Albert El Tassi, Cadet MWO Kristina Zaburdyaev and BGen D.N. Brais	Cadet MWO Kristina Zaburdyaev and Mr. David Pankratz
Cadet MWO Kristina Zaburdyaev and family	Cadet MWO Kristina Zaburdyaev
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