Nihad Awad, National Executive Director
Nihad Awad is the National Executive Director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. In addition to his work with CAIR, Mr. Awad has also served as a board member for various nonprofit organizations, including as chairman of Democracy for the […]
Edward Ahmed Mitchell – Deputy Director
Edward Ahmed Mitchell is a civil rights attorney and former journalist who serves as the National Deputy Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. Mr. Mitchell has also served as President, Vice President and Secretary of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML), […]
Ibrahim Hooper – Communications Director
Ibrahim Hooper is the National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s of art in journalism and mass communication. Hooper has been with CAIR since its founding in 1994. As CAIR’s spokesman he appears frequently on national and international television programs to offer […]
Lena Masri, Esq. – General Counsel, CAIR National; National Legal Director, CAIR Legal Defense Fund
Lena F. Masri, Esq. serves as General Counsel of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Founder and National Legal Director of the CAIR Legal Defense Fund. In these roles, she supports CAIR’s national civil rights mission by providing legal guidance on litigation, compliance, governance, and organizational risk, and by overseeing strategic civil rights litigation […]
Thania Clevenger – Chief Operating Officer
Thania Diaz Clevenger is a dynamic public servant, community leader, and civil rights advocate with a strong background in business. Raised by Cuban immigrant entrepreneurs, Thania embodies the values of hard work, persistence, freedom, and equality that have shaped her sense of leadership and professionalism. With her expertise as an attorney specializing in business law, […]
Priscilla Ellison – Director of People and Culture
Priscilla Ellison is the director of People and Culture at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization.
Corey Saylor – Research and Advocacy Director
Corey Saylor is the Research and Advocacy Director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. He an expert on political communications, media relations and anti-Islam prejudice in the United States with over two decades of experience. The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post have sought his opinions. […]
Robert McCaw – Government Affairs Department Director
Robert McCaw is Government Affairs Department Director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. Since 2011, he has overseen CAIR’s Muslim civic engagement and empowerment programs that bring American Muslim community concerns to Congress, the White House, and federal and state agencies. Mr. McCaw also coordinates […]
Nicole Fauster-Bradford – Community Advocacy Director
Nicole Fauster-Bradford serves as CAIR’s Community Advocacy Director. Her experience includes conducting extensive civil rights compliance work for local and federal governmental agencies, private entities, and institutions of higher education, with a focus on Title VI, Title VII, and Title IX investigations. Fauster Bradford also previously served as CAIR-Georgia’s Civil Rights Attorney, where she zealously […]
Zainab Chaudry – Director of CAIR’s Office in Maryland
Zainab Chaudry, Pharm.D. is the Maryland Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, America’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. She is the first Muslim to be appointed to the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights – an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957 that is charged […]