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
Khadija Ali, Ph.D.
Board Member
Board Member
Assistant Professor
Dr. Vincent Chirimwami
Board Member
Board Member
Scientist
Farhiya Farah, Ph.D.
Board Member
Board Member
Assistant Professor
Adam Yusuf
Board Member
Board Member
Engineering Executive
Ali Abdi
Board Member
Board Member
Public Accountant
Our Staff
Administration/Management
Abdikadir Bashir
Executive Director
Abdisalan Muse
Deputy Executive Director
Ahmednoor Mohamud
Finance Manager
Kanyimbe Ker
Development Coordinator
Jasmin Guerrero-Valenzuela
Office & Finance Coordinator
Muna Abu
Health & Family Services Director
Dee Hayward
Early Learning Programs Manager
Chanel Bodden
Preschool Supervisor (Multnomah)
Kristina Hebert
Preschool Supervisor (Washington)
Tafflyn Williams-Thomas
CCCBP Project Manager
Muna Yusuf
SPACE Program Manager
Anasa Abdulkadir
IECMHC Program Manager
Khadra Mohamed
Business Partner
Early Childhood Equity
Wafa Liban
P3 Specialist
Sabrah Seif
P3 Specialist
Khatra Hussein
EKT Specialist
Kaltun Caynan
Parent Educator
Binti Sheikh
Parent Teacher Interaction Specialist
CAIRO Academy
Lia Funakoshi
Lead Teacher
Jill Cortner
Lead Teacher
Jenna Pifher
Assistant Teacher
Khadija Salah
Classroom Aide
Cynthia Estrella
Classroom Aide
Maryam Abdalla
Classroom Aide
Hafsa Salah
Classroom Aide
Hiba Al Zubadi
Classroom Aide
Adela Cordero-Robles
Classroom Aide
Hawa Shareef
Classroom Aide
Estrella Lopez
Classroom Aide
K-12 Education
Ismail Shire
SPACE Agent
Guled Ahmed
Lead SPACE Agent
Shelby Kane
Communications & Events Coordinator
Mazen Elsheikh
STEAM Education Coordinator
Mustafa Abubakar
Student Support Specialist
Sadiq Mursal
Lead SPACE Agent
Ayan Muhumed
K-12 Social Support Specialist
Ghani Bengayou
K-12 Social Support Specialist
Najma Noor
SPACE Agent
Abdi Ali Aynab
Lead SPACE Agent
Farid Farrokhyar
SPACE Agent
Nimo Ahmed
SPACE Agent
Sabrina Nur
SPACE Agent
Eka Essien
SPACE Agent
Fawzi Othman
Student Support Specialist
Shukria Isse
SPACE Agent
Abdullahi Abdinoor
SPACE Agent
Adna Nur
SPACE Agent
Zanuba Abubakar
SPACE Agent
Ahmed Hassan
SPACE Agent
Debora Seraya
SPACE Agent
Community Health & Engagement
Ayan Salat
Community Health Worker