July 1, 2010

MPAC So. Cal. Gov't. Relations Director, Aziza Hasan

Recently, our very own Southern California Government Relations Director Aziza Hasan had the honor of serving as the commencement speaker at her alma mater, Bethel College, in Kansas.

A few sprinkles fell on the faculty, graduates and audience and a gusty wind kept whipping mortarboards off graduates heads as they listened to Hasan give them five ways to "leverage learning opportunities."

Hasan is a graduate of Bethel College, and the first of four siblings to attend Bethel. Their father, the late Farouq Hasan, studied at Bethel in the 1970s. Hasan's sister, two brothers, mother Christine Hasan of Halstead and many extended family members were present to hear her address the Bethel audience.

As co-director of NewGround, a project that seeks to foster communication, respect and understanding among Jews and Muslims, Hasan is an interfaith communicator who "exemplifies in her life and profession Bethel's core values," said interim president John Sheriff in his introduction. "She is a graduate of whom Bethel is very proud."

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- Edina Lekovic (edina@mpac.org)
Director of Policy & Programming