Our Board
Salaad O'Barrow
Board Chair
Adam Yusuf
Board Member
Vincent Chirimwami
Board Member
Ali Abdi
Board Member
Mahamed Farah
Board member
Nafisa Fai
Board Member
Tejan Conteh
Board Member
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
Muna Abu
Health & Family Services Director
Dee Hayward
Early Learning Programs Manager
Tram Gonzalez
Preschool Manager
Maxwell Olwa
SPACE Program Manager
Istar Abu
SPACE Program Supervisor
Muna Yusuf
Community Health Supervisor
Ifrah Mursal
Early Childhood Program Coordinator
Early Childhood
Wafa Liban
P3 Specialist
Sabrah Seif
P3 Specialist
Safia Barkadle
EKT Specialist
Khatra Hussein
EKT Specialist
Fatuma Kosar
Parent Educator
Kaltun Caynan
Parent Educator
CAIRO Academy
Chrystal Sharpe
Lead Teacher
Chelsea Essing
Assistant Teacher
Whisper Lee Owens-Helal
Lead Teacher
Amal Sadik
Assistant Teacher
Sarai Lopez Palma
Lead Teacher
Bash Hernandez
Assistant Teacher
Adriana Jensen
Lead Teacher
Pyalo Peleyi
Classroom Aide
Kai Khishigsuren
Lead Teacher
Binti Sheikh
Classroom Aide
Ayan Ali
Classroom Aide
Zahara Musa
Classroom Aide
Hafsa Salah
Classroom Aide
Maryam Abdalla
Classroom Aide
Hiba Al Zubadi
Classroom Aide
Sada Murekatete
Driver
Jan Berg
Driver
John Sheehan
Driver
SPACE
Anasa Abdulkadir
Lead SPACE Agent
Guled Ahmed
SPACE Agent
Kanyimbe Ker
Activities Coordinator
Meklit Yirdaw
RISE Youth Coordinator
Maxwell Marckel
STEAM Education Coordinator
Ayan Muhumed
K-12 Social Support Specialist
Ghani Bengayou
K-12 Social Support Specialist
Jeannette Muibi
SPACE Agent
Nasistu Bedada
SPACE Agent
Najma Noor
SPACE Agent
Khadija Hassan
SPACE Agent
Farid Farrokhyar
SPACE Agent
Fartun Ibrahim
SPACE Agent
Ruweida Abu
SPACE Agent
Eka Essien
SPACE Agent
Sabna Mohamed
SPACE Agent
Sara Hassan
SPACE Agent
Abdi Ali Aynab
SPACE Agent
Adna Nur
SPACE Agent
Maimuna Ibrahim
SPACE Agent
Najma Abdi
STEAM Instructor
Mustafa Abubakar
Student Support Specialist
Amina Adde
Student Support Specialist
Amel Jama
Student Support Specialist
Community Health & Engagement
Sumayo Mohamed
Community Health Worker
Abdullahi Abdinoor
Community Health Worker
Ayan Salat
Community Health Worker
Ahmed Hassan
Behavioral Peer Support Specialist
Shelby Kane
Behavioral Peer Support Specialist
Sadiq Mursal
Behavioral Peer Support Specialist
Sudi Noor
Behavioral Peer Support Specialist
Sabirin Barkadle
Community Health Worker