Imam Hassan Mostafa Aly has served as Principal Imam and Director of Religious Affairs at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook, IL, and several Islamic centers across the United States. His legacy work has developed education in empowering communities and addressing social challenges, from youth development to community outreach.

He has served as the director of the Humanitarian Faith Initiative for over 15 years. In his role, he promotes interfaith collaboration to facilitate dignified healthcare, education, and relief efforts in regions impacted by conflict and disaster. He also serves as the Director of Community Engagement and Global Partnerships at MedGlobal, facilitating partnerships between faith-based and humanitarian organizations to address urgent health and educational needs in crisis-affected areas worldwide.

A graduate of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, Imam Aly earned a degree in Islamic Studies and Theology. He also holds a Master of Theology degree from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology. His excellence in public speaking was recognized as the recipient of the prestigious Best Religious Speech Award from Al-Azhar University in 2002. He hosts Islamic radio programs in the U.S., where he promotes dialogue and understanding of Islamic principles and their relevance to humanitarian work.

Imam Aly is an Adjunct Professor at Lewis University, where he integrates theological education with real-world humanitarian challenges. His work continues to bridge faith, education, and humanitarianism, fostering interfaith partnerships that address both local and global crises. He focuses especially on the transformative power of education in building resilient communities.

Sufia Azmat is the Executive Director of CISNA (Council of Islamic Schools in North America), an organization that advocates for Islamic schools and provides accreditation services and professional development to schools worldwide. She has served the Islamic education community for over 25 years as a teacher, school leader, leadership coach and education consultant. Sufia attended the University of Chicago where she majored in Political Science and the Graduate School of Business at Northern Illinois University where she majored in Marketing and Management. Sufia also holds a Masters in Islamic Education and Leadership from Bayan Islamic Graduate School and has completed the BoardSource Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting.  She has facilitated Mission Reviews and Strategic Planning for Islamic Schools and Islamic Center Governance Boards. Sufia has been a speaker at national and international conferences including the International Congress on Islamic Education in Istanbul, Turkey and at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto, Canada. Sufia serves on the Board of Trustees of E3 (Excellent Education for Everyone) and on the Advisory Board of Fons Vitae Ghazali Children’s Project. As a board member of the Global Association of Islamic Schools, Sufia is committed to the improvement of Islamic schools and Islamic education throughout the world. 

Abir Catovic  began teaching at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey as a college student.  She developed the Islamic Studies Curriculum for their Weekend School and helped start a Full-Time Islamic School. As a teacher for more than thirty years, she also served in school administration as a Religious Studies Director, Vice-Principal and Principal. Abir Catovic developed curricula for Islamic and Qur’anic Studies at the elementary, middle and high school levels, including a Character Education Program based on the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammed (S.) and a Two-Year Tahfeedh Program that graduated more than fifty male and female Qur’an Huffadh. As one of the pioneers of Islamic Education in the United States, Abir Catovic has shared her knowledge and experience at various conferences. She prides herself in having experience teaching every grade level from KG through twelfth grade and in 2017, she was honored with the Noor Kids Islamic Teacher Appreciation Award, being voted one of the top three Islamic educators in North America due to “outstanding evidence of dedication, innovation, inclusion, and service as a role model”. In 2021, Abir Catovic was the recipient of the New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Award in Education for her “exemplary volunteer efforts and public service”.

Amal Sakr Elhoseiny received her Ph.D. degree in Comparative Studies of German and Arabic languages and literature from Cairo University in Egypt. She worked as a lecturer at the College of Education at Ain-Shams University. From 2000 to the present, she has worked as an Arabic teacher at New Horizon School, Pasadena. In 2010, she became certified by the Nooraaniyyah Method from the Furqan Center in Saudi Arabia and started teaching the Qur’an at the same school. She is also the head teacher and curriculum developer of Arabic language and Qur’anic Studies at the Sunday School at the Islamic Center of Southern California. She has been a speaker at different national conferences. She designed standards-based activities for Qatar Foundation International and the Bureau of Islamic and Arabic Education. She participated as a master Arabic teacher in the Aldeen Foundation/ Startalk Student program and the Aldeen Online Teacher Training program. With Hadi/Startalk, she taught Arabic to high school and college students. She has served as an executive board member of the National Arabic Teachers Association (K-12). She conducted a workshop for Arabic teachers in Tamarac/Florida, and a Nooraaniyyah workshop for teachers at Orange Crescent School in California. She also supervised student-teacher training for an Arabic teacher in the Teacher Preparation Program at National University. She shares her expertise as an executive board member of the Weekend Islamic Schools Educational Resources. She collaborates with other colleague leaders and instructors to enhance the teaching of Arabic and the Qur’an in the United States and beyond. 

Henry Hane is the Executive Director of the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati in West Chester, Ohio. Henry has a Master’s degree in English, a Master’s degree in Urban Education Studies, and is currently working on his dissertation for a PhD in Urban Education Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. Henry Hane has close to two decades’ worth of experience having been active with the Islamic Muslim Community Association (IMCA) in Indianapolis, IN since 2003, where he served as an active community member, volunteer, board member-at-large, and board Vice-President. Prior to that, Henry taught French and English at Marva Collins College Preparatory and English and Reading at Madrasa-t-ul Ilm School of Knowledge in Indianapolis. He also served as principal at the Universal School of Plainfield, in Indiana. Henry Hane is currently a Board Member of Tabital Pulaaku Americas as Secretary General and the Secretary General of NANN-K USA.

Assad Koshul is an Accounting/Finance, Organizational Development, Change Management, Leadership, and Human Capital Development Professional with experience in diverse industries in developed and emerging markets.  

He has been a community activist since an early age and has worked in diverse groups for social justice causes. His diverse professional experience and cross-cultural competency equip him to create intellectual and emotional alignment in diverse environments and situations. 

His current work focuses on knowledge integration, concept, and framework development for young professionals and activists.   He also focuses on bridging the gap between academia and industry for young professionals as well as curriculum and workshop development for diverse audiences.   

He is the Founder and Lead Facilitator of Criterion Concepts LLC.  Criterion Concepts LLC Seerah course has been approved by Al Azhar. 

He is a graduate of Rutgers University, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PROSCI Change Management Certified and Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) 

Susan Labadi is a consultant and trainer for Islamic schools, and she shares her knowledge with adults about leadership, optimizing mental fitness, and specializing in stress reduction. She has been a business owner, designed and sold commercial and residential security systems for ADT, and served as a teacher and administrator at her four children’s Islamic school for 10 years. She has provided professional development for various topics, served on numerous Islamic boards, and has contributed to accreditation reviews with several agencies for 17 years. Susan has worked in the development of the ISNA Education Forum, the West Coast ISNA Education Forum, CISNA, Consultants for Islamic School Excellence, the American Muslim Consumer Consortium, the American Halal Association, and the American Halal Council. She earned her undergraduate degrees in psychology and sociology from Northern Illinois University before acquiring a master’s in teaching and teacher certification from National-Louis University. Susan is a certified character coach with DEFINE 360 and a Dr. Amen licensed brain health trainer. She is certified in mindfulness-based stress reduction from Brown University and writes and records Islamic-based meditations for the Muraqaba app. Her educational and halal industries articles have been published online and in print. She is the recipient of ISNA’s Lifetime Service Award, and Susan is the current president of WISER.