Our Team
Governance Structure
Havenly is a member-based organization. Members are alumni of the fellowship that have elected to take on a leadership role in the organization, and have the power to vote the chief staff and Board Members in and out of the organization.
Havenly's staff is directed by three co-directors, not one. They make strategic decisions together and oversee different aspects of the organization.
Havenly is governed by a Board of Directors and four committees, who together advise and supervise the staff.
In three years, we aim for 51% of all committee member seats to be filled by refugee and immigrant women from low-income backgrounds, so that the organization is meaningfully directed by people who come from the community that Havenly was created for.
Leadership
![K.a Joben](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/t/1/assets/edit-nieda-dsc-9209_FfSf.jpg?v=1652368104780)
Nieda Abbas
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Operations
![Marin Julia](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/screenshot2023-10-24at1_N5F1.png?v=1698168951759)
Caterina Passoni
Co-Executive Director, Organizational Growth and Learning
![Marin Julia](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/t/9/assets/44ee6f1f-29ae-425a-ad14-3f936367c062_U0sR.jpg?v=1655228351767)
Nusaibah Shatta
Fellowship Director
![Marin Julia](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/t/9/assets/img-3511_7X0e_503x640_crop_top.jpg)
Dina Tareq
Sales Director
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Pamela Javran
Marketing Specialist
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Nuha Ibrahim
Employment Specialist
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Heba Abbas
Early childhood Education (ECE) Pathways Specialist
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Abigail Mariam
Director of Community Education and Alumni Engagement
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EstefanĂa Cuzco
Small Business Specialist
Board of Directors
![Victor Ko](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/t/1/assets/screenshot2022-05-12at11_0q46.png?v=1652374135432)
Samra Ali
Chair
![Richard Bauer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/screenshot2024-04-02at11_w64V.png?v=1712071319747)
Sandra Trigueros
Treasurer
![Richard Bauer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/img-9459_2IHK_502x639_crop_center.jpg)
Anabel Hernandez
Secretary
![Our director, Kobra Rahoma](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/img-0120_CF3j_502x639_crop_center.jpg)
Kobra Rohoma
Director
![Richard Bauer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/img-0081_KZh4_502x639_crop_center.jpg)
Maria Torres
Director
![Richard Bauer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/img-5009_b291_502x639_crop_center.jpg)
Hala Ghali
Director
![Richard Bauer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/img-9463_2WT7_502x639_crop_center.jpg)
Denisse Cruz-Contreras
Director
![Richard Bauer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/dscf4859_hdGB_502x639_crop_center.jpg)
Jonix Owino
Director
![Marin Julia](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/t/1/assets/stacy_Celw.jpeg?v=1652369929267)
Stacy Downer
Director
![Richard Bauer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/siham_b4mw_502x639_crop_center.jpg)
Siham Osman
Director
![Richard Bauer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0262/1702/1486/files/screenshot2024-04-02at11_9WKK.png?v=1712071538348)
Ruth Kioni
Director
Jad Maayah
Director
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Safa Adam
Director
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Nour Hussari
Director
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Chloe Kidder
Yale SOM Board Fellow