National Advisory Board

Executive Committee

Manal Saab – Chair
Vice President, SGT LTD.
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Sorensen Gross Construction Services
Flint, Michigan

Ismael Ahmed – Co-Chair
Associate Provost, University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, Michigan

Patricia E. Mooradian
President, The Henry Ford
Dearborn, Michigan

Fawwaz T. Ulaby
R. Jamison & Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Dexter, Michigan


Honorary Members

Her Majesty Queen Noor Al-Hussein of Jordan
McLean, Virginia

Suleiman Al-Awadi
Civil Engineer and Secretary
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences
Kuwait

His Excellency Bader Al-Dafa
Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
United Nations
Doha, Qatar

Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-Louisiana)
Washington, D.C.

Jamie Farr
Actor, Philanthropist
Bell Canyon, California

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-California)
Vista, California

Honorable Chris John
Lobbyist; former U.S. Representative (D-Louisiana)
Washington, D.C.

Casey Kasem
Radio/TV Personality
Los Angeles, California

Kathy Najimy
Actor, Activist
Studio City, California

Jacques Nasser
Businessman
Former CEO, Ford Motor Company
Bloomfield, Michigan

Congressman Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia)
Washington, D.C.

Shamel Rushwin
Executive Faculty, Wayne State University
Vice President, Ford Motor Company (retired)
Detroit, Michigan

Tony Shalhoub
Actor, Community Activist
Los Angeles, California

Senator John E. Sununu (R-New Hampshire)
Washington, D.C.

Helen Thomas
Journalist
Washington, D.C.

Dr. Ahmed Zewail
Nobel Prize Laureate
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California


Board Members

Richard A. Abdoo
Chairman of the Board and CEO (retired)
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Rashid Abdu
Surgeon (retired), Visiting Professor, Author
Canfield, Ohio

Jane Abraham
President, Abraham Strategies
McLean, Virginia

Rosette Ajluni
Philanthropist
Bloomfield, Michigan

Nazeeh Aranki
Pasadena, California

Bassam Barazi
Real Estate Developer
Houston, Texas

Maya Berry
Principal, MidAmr Group
Washington, D.C.

Amer Bisat
Partner, Portfolio Manager, Traxis Partners
Author
New York, New York

Ahmad Chebbani
Entrepreneur
Dearborn, Michigan

George DeBakey
President, DeBakey International
Potomac, Maryland

Debbie Dingell
Vice Chair, General Motors Foundation
Washington, D.C.

Russell J. Ebeid
President, Glass USA Division
Guardian Industries Corp.
Bloomfield, Michigan

Farouk El-Baz
Professor, Boston University Center for Remote Sensing
Laconia, New Hampshire

Inea Bushnaq Engler
Author, Community Activist
New York, New York

Randa Fahmy-Hudome
President, Fahmy Hudome International
Washington, D.C.

Edward Gabriel
President & CEO, The Gabriel Company
Former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco
Washington, D.C.

Irene Hirano
President, U.S.–Japan Council
Rockville, Maryland

Ghada Irani
Community Activist
Beverly Hills, California

Abdeen M. Jabara, Esq.
Attorney, Community Activist
New York, New York

Adib Kassis
Manager, USA – MEA
New York, New York

Mona Khalidi
Assistant Dean, School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
New York, New York

Philip S. Khoury
Professor and Associate Provost
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Somerville, Massachusetts

Ronald G. Khoury
Partner, Cusmano, Kandler, & Reed
DeWitt, Michigan

Clovis Maksoud
Professor, Director, Center for the Global South
American University
Washington, D.C.

Albert Mokhiber
Attorney
Reston, Virginia

Ghada M. Muhanna
Educator, Community Activist
Atlanta, Georgia

Rima Nashashibi
President, NWPC – Orange County
Laguna Hills, California

Ziad S. Ojakli
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Ford Motor Company
Falls Church, Virginia

Wafa Salah
Community Activist
Bloomfield, Michigan

George Salem
Attorney
Washington, DC

Helen Samhan
Former Executive Director, Arab American Institute
Falls Church, Virginia

Harold Samhat
Businessman
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Betty H. Sams
Community Activist
Bethesda, Maryland

Jack Shaheen, Ph.D.
Professor, Author, Media Critic
Hilton Head, South Carolina

Najwa Shammas
Pediatrician
Los Angeles, Califo9rnia

Ann Tanous
Vice President, Lynx Investment Advisory
Washington, D.C.