NNAAC is excited to present the 2016-2017 class of the Transformative Leaders Fellowship Program! 

NNAAC’s Transformative Leaders Fellowship Program increases the capacity of our human service member organizations to provide additional support to their communities, while at the same time develop crucial leadership skills in the fellows themselves. The program engages college students and/or recent graduates over a nine-month placement with a NNAAC member organization. Fellows are recruited by NNAAC members locally, and in partnership with universities. 

Get to know our 2016-17 fellows in our interviews with them below.

Bushra Alfaraj
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture | Philadelphia, Penn. 

Sheen Mohamed Atwa
Alif Institute | Atlanta, Ga.

Sonia Ali
Mizna | St. Paul, Minn.

Marwa Fidama
TAKE ON HATE (NNAAC/ACCESS) | Dearborn, Mich.

Rani Allan
Arab American Association of New York | Brooklyn, New York

Yasmeen Azam
Access California Services | Anaheim, Calif.

Husam Marajda
Arab American Action Network | Chicago, Ill.

Helwa Saleh
Arab American Family Services | Bridgeview, Ill.

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Amani Muthanna Nassir
ACCESS of Western New York | Lackawanna, New York