The Foundation congratulates Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropic Advancement Azi Khalili for her inclusion on City & State New York’s inaugural Power of Diversity: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) 50 list. We are proud that Azi has been recognized for her contributions to advancing gender equity and supporting intersectional communities through her work at The New York Women’s Foundation and through her prior appointments as executive director for the New York City Commission on Gender Equity, deputy commissioner in the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and as then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s liaison to the Muslim community.
We are also pleased to see current and former grantee partner leaders featured on this list of MENA individuals who are making a difference in politics, business and nonprofits and advocating for greater representation and recognition in government, including: Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition; Mohamed Attia, Managing Director, Street Vendor Project; Rana Abdelhamid, Founder and Executive Director, Malikah; Marwa Janini, Executive Director, Arab American Association of New York; Rama Issa-Ibrahim, Director of Programs, Communities United for Police Reform; and former Celebrating Women Breakfast honoree Linda Sarsour, Executive Director, MPower Change.
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