Lina Sergie Attar is founder and CEO of Karam Foundation. She is a Syrian-American architect and writer from Aleppo. She was named one of GOOD magazine's 2016 GOOD 100 for Karam's innovative work with Syrian refugees. Her articles and essays have been published in the NYT, Chicago Tribune, Foreign Policy, Politico, The Atlantic, and BBC. She...
Rasha Mansouri
Rasha Mansouri Elmasry is a Syrian American jewelry designer living in London. She is a graduate of New York University with a BA in Journalism, and a publishing certificate from Radcliff. She spent six years working at various magazine titles: Travel Holiday, Premier, Mirabella, and Art & Auction as a...
Razan Massarani
Razan Massarani-Wafai, MD was born and raised in Homs, Syria. She studied medicine at the medical school of Damascus, Syria and graduated in 1989, moved to the United States in 1990. Razan is board certified in Pathology and Cytopathology from Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois in 1998. She...
Anna Nolan
Anna Nolan uses storytelling and creative campaigning to help activists and non-profit organisations, including working on a range of social justice issues. Anna was a co-founder and Director at The Syria Campaign where she helped elevate Syria’s heroic civil society. Prior to this she was Strategy Director at Purpose.
Sarah Rahman
Sarah Rahman is Chief of Staff for the Philanthropy team at Emerson Collective, a social impact organization based in Palo Alto, California. In this role, she leads a wide array of initiatives to support grantees, the Philanthropy team, and cross-functional efforts across the company. Prior to Emerson Collective, Sarah worked...
Omar Salem
Omar Salem, DMD, MS was born and raised in Damascus, Syria, and moved to the USA in 1996. Salem is an orthodontist and dentofacial orthopedist. In 2013, he joined Karam Foundation to run the Innovative Education Dental programs. He has led Karam’s dental and hygiene teams during four missions providing...
Sharad Samy
Sharad Samy serves as the General Counsel of Commonfund. He has extensive transactional and litigation experience, having served as the general counsel of two prominent investment management firms; as a partner of the international law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; and as counsel to both plaintiffs and defendants...
Lara Setrakian
Lara Setrakian is the Founder and CEO of News Deeply. Before launching her innovative media company, she spent more than five years as a foreign correspondent, reporting on the Middle East for various outlets including ABC News, Bloomberg Television, and Monocle Magazine. Her work has focused on the fusion of...
Adnan Tarabishy
Adnan Tarabishy is a distinguished business leader and master networker with an exceptional track record of building strategic partnerships across the Middle East and North Africa. As the CEO of Y2Ad, a prominent advertising and communication agency based in Dubai, he has been instrumental in the company’s success in challenging...
Megan Nugent
Megan began her journey in humanitarian work while living in Jordan, where she earned her Master’s Degree in Humanitarian Assistance and Crisis Management. Prior to joining Karam, she supported community-based programs for displaced populations in Greece and led a Disaster Assistance Response Team in the U.S. At Karam, she supports...
Demetri Fadel
Before joining Karam, Demetri Fadel was the Founder Executive Director of the MIT Refugee Action (ReACT) Hub, and the administrative Officer for the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, among others. At Karam, Demetri works closely with the Executive Team in planning Karam’s work, development, and growth with an eye to...
Raghad Muyhedin
Raghad studied computer engineering and worked as a supervisor and Turkish language teacher. She also has experience volunteering as a translator. She is earnestly seeking to make a positive impact on the younger generation. Her passion for diversity and respect for different cultures are core aspects of her personality. She strongly...
Menal Muhammed
Menal has 8 years of work experience with non-governmental organizations. She handles all financial matters at Karam House, holding a university degree in accounting. When asked about where she belongs, Menal said, "I don't belong to any particular place; instead, I have find it in the ability to adapt and...
Samir Al Mansour
Samir holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Partin University. He has completed successful projects to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs. He possesses strong problem-solving skills and technical innovation capabilities. He also works on enhancing communication with children and contributing with keen interest and diligence to...
Zeynab Almusa
Zeynab has experience in programming training in the field of programming. She prepares and develops studios and encourage students to be creative and innovative. She holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Iskenderun Technical University and she is currently pursuing a master's degree in artificial intelligence. Zeynab is a...