Mishkah Board

Meet Our Board Members
  • Asad Ansari

    Chair

    Asad is a native of North Carolina with over 15+ years of professional experience and has worked at Mgmt. Consulting firms and BigTech companies. Graduated from NC State with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Computer Engineering. Asad is passionate about leveraging real-world experience to advance the cause of our community and has worked with a number of community leaders and imams to launch various community projects (BeyondChai, IslamProven, and currently exploring options to launch Defi lending).

  • Navaid Ahmed

    Treasurer
    Finance & Fundraising Chair

    Navaid Ahmed moved from Florida and settled in the Triangle area 17 years ago. He has 4 lovely kids that keep him and his wife on their toes. Navaid has 10+ years of leading teams from building applications to various software products for fortune 100 companies. He has diverse experience with 18+ years in various industries and technologies. Besides Mishkah, he is actively involved in various community projects such as monthly food pantry drive to building a Youth center in Apex, NC.

  • Rabea Baloch

    Vice Chair/Parent Liason

    Rabea is a North Carolinian born and bred! She graduated from NC State with a Bachelors in Middle Grades Mathematics Education. She taught at Al-Aqsa School in Bridgeview, Illinois. After a short tenure as a teacher, Rabea pivoted her career to pharmacy. She graduated from Midwestern University with a Doctorate in Pharmacy. Rabea is passionate about education, parenting, and raising the next generation of children to be mature, Muslim leaders in our community.

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    Sabeel Ahmed

    Focusing on Partnership & Collaboration

    Serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in business management. Longstanding board member of An-Noor Quran Academy in Raleigh, NC, while homeschooling 4 kids from elementary to college. Current board member of Darul Qasim seminary.

  • Mussarut Jabeen

    Board

    Mussarut Jabeen holds an M.S Ed Degree in Educational Leadership and has 12+ years of experience as a school principal/instructional leader, and 10+ years as a teacher. Currently, she serves as the Director of Educational Quality, Performance at the Central Office, TMSA Public Charter School. At Mishkah, she will be overseeing the quality of education and promote excellence.