Our Board


Salaad O'Barrow
Board Chair
Board Chair
School Teacher


Nafisa Fai
Board Member
Board Member
County Commissioner


Tejan Conteh
Board Member
Board Member
Banking Executive


Dr. Khadija Ali
Board Member
Board Member
Assitant Professor


Dr. Vincent Chirimwami
Board Member
Board Member
Scientist


Adam Yusuf
Board Member
Board Member
Engineering Executive


Ali Abdi
Board Member
Board Member
Public Accountant


Mahamed Farah
Board Member
Board Member
Private Investigator
Our Staff
Administration/Management


Abdikadir Bashir
Executive Director


Abdisalan Muse
Deputy Executive Director


Mark Chapman
Director of Finance & Operations


Ahmednoor Mohamud
Staff Accountant


Jasmin Guerrero-Valenzuela
Office & Finance Coordinator


Kanyimbe Ker
Development Coordinator


Muna Abu
Health & Family Services Director


Dee Hayward
Early Learning Programs Manager


Chanel Bodden
Preschool Supervisor (Multnomah)


Kristina Hebert
Preschool Supervisor (Washington)


Istar Abu
SPACE Program Manager


Muna Yusuf
SPACE Program Manager
Early Childhood Equity


Wafa Liban
P3 Specialist


Sabrah Seif
P3 Specialist


Khatra Hussein
EKT Specialist


Fatuma Kosar
Parent Educator


Kaltun Caynan
Parent Educator
CAIRO Academy


Adriana Jensen
Lead Teacher


Sarai Lopez Palma
Lead Teacher


Jaquelin Ublado-Flores
Lead Teacher


Lia Funakoshi
Lead Teacher


Joanna Campos-Inostros
Lead Teacher


Tsige Meshesha
Assistant Teacher


Chelsea Essing
Assistant Teacher


Kibandou Pelei
Assistant Teacher


Aisha Aden
Assistant Teacher


Binti Sheikh
Classroom Aide


Maryam Abdalla
Classroom Aide


Hafsa Salah
Classroom Aide


Hiba Al Zubadi
Classroom Aide


Adela Cordero-Robles
Classroom Aide


Hawo Abdulahi
Classroom Aide


Nur Semboga
Driver


Ali Almishalawee
Driver


John Sheehan
Driver


Sada Murekatete
Driver
K-12 Education


Anasa Abdulkadir
Lead SPACE Agent


Guled Ahmed
Lead SPACE Agent


Shelby Kane
Communications & Events Coordinator


Mazen Elsheikh
STEAM Education Coordinator



Ismail Warsame
Youth Violence and Gang Prevention Coordinator



Sadia Anshur
Afterschool and Tutoring Coordinator


Ayan Muhumed
K-12 Social Support Specialist


Ghani Bengayou
K-12 Social Support Specialist


Khadija Hassan
SPACE Agent


Nasistu Bedada
SPACE Agent


Najma Noor
SPACE Agent


Farid Farrokhyar
SPACE Agent


Sabna Mohamed
SPACE Agent


Sara Hassan
SPACE Agent


Abdi Ali Aynab
SPACE Agent


Ruweida Abu
SPACE Agent


Eka Essien
SPACE Agent


Shukria Isse
SPACE Agent


Abdullahi Abdinoor
SPACE Agent


Ahmed Hassan
SPACE Agent


Adna Nur
SPACE Agent


Zanuba Abubakar
SPACE Agent


Debora Seraya
SPACE Agent


Najma Abdi
STEAM Instructor


Fawzi Othman
Student Support Specialist


Mustafa Abubakar
Student Support Specialist


Halima Hussein
Student Support Specialist


Huda Osman
Student Support Specialist


Amina Abdirahman
Community Resource Navigator
Community Health & Engagement


Sumayo Mohamed
Social Emotional Wellbeing Coordinator


Ayan Salat
Community Health Worker


Agness Ahmed
Community Health Worker


Sudi Noor
Behavioral Peer Support Specialist


Sadiq Mursal
Behavioral Peer Support Specialist