Our Team
Our team consists of professionals from across the fields of politics, policy, organizing, nonprofit operations, and more – all committed to politically empowering Muslim American communities.

Wa'el
Alzayat
CEO
National

Iman
Awad
National Director Policy & Advocacy
National

Mohamed
Gula
National Director Organizing
Virginia

Saman Q.
Ahmad
National Director Legal & Finance

Nada
Al-Hanooti
Deputy Organizing Director
National

Salima
Suswell
Senior Advisor
National and Pennsylvania

Hashim
Raza
Policy Campaigns Manager
National

Hanna
Dasoo
Policy and Research Manager
National

Susie
Sharaf
Development Manager
National

Silvia Larrañaga Turton
Executive Assistant

Donaldson
Jones
IT Administrator
National

Shy
Morby
Human Resources Associate
National

Suset
Ruiz Rua
Finance Associate
National

Alejandra
Permuy
Operations Associate
Florida

Mahdi
Kassam
Organizing Manager
Florida

Corey Alexander
Shearer
Organizing Associate
Florida

Hira
Khan
State Director
Michigan

Lena
Al-Hanooti
Operations Associate
Michigan

Heba
Khalil
State Director
New York Metro

Debbie
Almontaser
Senior Advisor
New York Metro

Jida
Nabulsi
State Director
Texas

Niloufar
Hafizi
Policy Manager
Texas

Geeda
Al-Haffar
State Director
Pennsylvania

Laila
Duncan
Organizing Associate
Pennsylvania