Staff & Board

The Muslim Public Affairs Council boasts a dedicated staff and board of experienced professionals recognized in their respective fields. Click through and learn more about our staff and board members.

Staff

Salam Al-Marayati

Sue Obeidi

Senior Vice President, Hollywood Bureau

Haris Tarin

Vice President, Policy and Programming

Rebecca Husaini

Vice President, Operations and Administration

Lydia Burgos

Director of Administration and Finance

Blake Wood

Director of Communications

Grace Tapia

Administrative Coordinator

M. Faiyaz Hussain

Senior Advisor for Strategy, Policy, and Programs

Mohammad Ali

Director of Legislative and Congressional Affairs

Iman Ali

Director of Government Affairs

Ravyn Chatmon

Communications Manager

Neelab Yousafzai

Program Manager

Dahlia M. Taha

Young Leaders Policy Manager

Umar Hakim-Dey

Shahbano Nawaz

Major Gifts Officer

Misaal Irfan

Policy Advocacy Fellow

Board of Directors

Noor Zubeida Khan

Chairwoman

Habib Veera

Vice-Chairman

Omar Ricci

Treasurer

Kamal Hamdan

Shereen Othman

Secretary

Hassan Zeenni

Safiya Ghori-Ahmad

Mohamed Abdel Kader

Jihan Hamdan

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