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 of Emgage
National

Iman
Awad
Deputy Director
National

Hashim
Raza
Senior Policy Analyst
National

Hanna
Dasoo
Senior Policy Analyst
National

Aysha
Ahmed
Development Director
National

Mohamed
Gula
National Organizing Director & Executive Director
Virginia

Shadin
Maali
Senior Director for Growth and Operations
National

Salima
Suswell
National Senior Organizing Advisor & Executive Director
Pennsylvania

Emily
Churchill
Communications Director
National

Anusheh
Siddique
Communications Associate
National

Silvia Larrañaga Turton
Executive Assistant

Donaldson D C
Jones
Data Analyst
National

Shy
Morby
Human Resources Specialist
National

Suset
Ruiz Rua
Finance Specialist
National

Tark Richard Aouadi
Florida Interim Executive Director

Corey Alexander
Shearer
Outreach Lead
Florida

Zakir
Shareef
Outreach Coordinator
Florida

Nada
Al-Hanooti
Executive Director
Michigan

Heba
Khalil
Executive Director New York Metro

Debbie
Almontaser
Senior Advisor
New York Metro

Farah
Rahman
Policy & Outreach Consultant
New York

Najah
Siddiq
Community Organizer
Pennsylvania

Palwasha
Sharwani
Executive Director
Texas

Niloufar
Hafizi
Policy Associate
Texas

Bindu
Jose
Coordinator for the Empowering Communities Initiative
Texas

Adam
Abutaa
Political Director
Virginia