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