Roula Allouch – National Board Chair
Roula Allouch is a trial attorney with experience handling a range of litigation matters including in the areas of employment, civil rights, personal injury, and complex commercial litigation. Ms. Allouch earned her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Kentucky in
Masoud Nassimi – National Board Vice Chair
Masoud Nassimi is the co-founder of CAIR's Greater Los Angeles Area chapter and serves on the board of CAIR-California, which oversees four CAIR chapters in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. He served as CAIR-CA's board chairman from 2009-2013; in 2013, Masoud was elected to
Dr. Manal Fakhoury – National Secretary
President and CEO of Fakhoury Leadership International. With over 30 years of non-profit and leadership experience, she serves on many community and national boards. She is past Chairwoman of Chamber of Commerce. Currently: YMCA Executive Board, AHA Go Red For Women, Area Governor District 84 Toastmasters, President of Toastmasters, Rotary
Ahmed Al-Shehab – National Treasurer
Ahmed Al-Shehab co-founded CAIR-New Jersey in 2003 and was elected as the chairman of CAIR-NJ’s board of directors in 2006. In 2011, Ahmed was elected to CAIR’s national board of directors. He currently serves on both CAIR and CAIR-NJ boards. Ahmed holds a bachelor’s degree from NJIT in computer engineering
Eyas Abdeen – National Board Member
Eyas Abdeen joined the Sacramento Muslim community in 1990. His professional career started as a software engineer. Then in 2004, he pivoted his career path to finance and strategy. Over the past 18 years, he worked in investments and corporate finance. Currently, he works at the California Department of General
Saleh Mubarak – National Board Member
Saleh Mubarak is a construction project management professor, consultant, author, public speaker and trainer. He has a BS, MSc, and PhD in civil engineering specialized in Construction Project Management. Saleh has over 30 years of diversified experience in engineering and project management, both academic and industrial, and extensive experience in
Imam Johari Abdul-Malik – National Board Member
Imam Johari Abdul-Malik has served at the Director of Outreach at the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center, the first Muslim Chaplain at Howard University (HU) and is the former Head of the National Association of Muslim Chaplains in Higher Education. The imam has also served as the chair of government
Nihad Awad – National Board Member
Nihad Awad is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest non-profit Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. He has been frequently interviewed on national and international media such as CNN, BBC World Service, PBS, C-SPAN, NPR, The New York
Emad Sabbah – National Board Member
Emad is the CEO & Founder of Compu-Shack.Net, a computer services company based in Atlanta. He is also a philanthropist who has been involved in community organizing. He launched many programs such as " Rings for the Champions," a campaign to provide rings for Clarkson Men's High School Cross Country Team, and