Nasir Kaihan is the Founder and President of the Alekain Foundation. He is a Ph.D. student in Education Policy and Evaluation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, where he also serves as an Assistant of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning for the Education for Humanity Initiative. He graduated with a Master of …
Ambassador O'Donnell is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Alekain. He is also the Co-Founder of the ASU Lab for Leadership, Diplomacy, and National Security, and serves as a Professor of Practice in the School of Politics and Global Studies and the Barrett Honors College. He teaches undergraduate courses such as Diplomacy/Policy Design …
Joan Lowell is a Director and Treasurer at Alekain. She was the Academic Associate in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at Arizona State University, serving students, faculty, and community members. Joan has served on multiple boards of directors of nonprofits and family foundations, addressing education, homelessness, healthcare, and refugee settlement. She currently is a board …
Margarita Pivovarova is a Member of the Board of Directors at Alekain. She is an economist by education and a passionate advocate for public education for all. After earning her PhD in Economics from the University of Toronto, she joined Mary Lou Fulton Teacher College to advance the understanding of what works and what does …
Joanna serves as the Secretary and Member of the Board of Directors at Alekain. She is also the Director of International Grant Initiatives at EdPlus at Arizona State University (ASU), where she oversees the Baobab social learning platform that serves more than 70,000 African youth solving the continent’s most pressing challenges. Before this role, she …
Jessica Buchanan is a Member of the Board of Directors at Alekain. Ms. Buchanan has over 17 years of experience managing complex international education projects. Her areas of technical expertise include scholarship management and recruitment, English language acquisition, curriculum development, teacher training, and participant-based programming. She brings expertise in strategic planning, business development, grants management, …
Sudaba Parnian Ahmadi serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Alekain. She is a seasoned Monitoring and Evaluation expert with over a decade of experience in the Public Health and Education sectors. Currently, she serves as the Manager of M&E at the Association of Public Health Laboratories in the Washington, DC, area, …
Anthony D. Fusco Jr. (Tony) is a Member of the Board of Directors at Alekain. He also serves as the Associate Director of Education at the AZJHS. He also serves on the Phoenix Holocaust Association Board, the Honey Girl Inc. Board, ADE’s Holocaust & Genocide Task Force, and the Arizona Anti-Defamation League Education Committee. Additionally, …
Yosuf serves as the Vice President of Programs at Alekain. He is a dedicated education professional with over a decade of extensive experience in education administration across various institutions. He holds an MS in Higher Education Administration, a BA in English Language and Literature, and is CELTA certified. Additionally, he is a distinguished Fulbright Master’s …
Azizullah Tamjeed serves as the Treasurer at Alekain. He is a seasoned professional in the education industry with over five years of experience. He holds a Master’s in Global Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University and a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Educational Management from Kabul University. Azizullah's career showcases …
