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Hameed Girowal is an accomplished executive leader with more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management, refugee resettlement, humanitarian assistance, and community development. Throughout his career, he has led complex programs and diverse teams dedicated to serving refugees, immigrants, and other vulnerable populations.

Hameed holds a Bachelor of Business Administration. A former refugee himself, Hameed brings both personal understanding and professional expertise to his work. Prior to coming to the United States, he spent nearly a decade supporting the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, working alongside U.S. government and military partners in administrative, operational, and cross-cultural roles.

As a nonprofit executive, he has successfully developed and expanded programs in refugee resettlement, employment, education, workforce development, legal services, and women’s empowerment, while strengthening partnerships with government agencies, community organizations, employers, and other stakeholders.

Dr. Mamadou Sy is an accomplished executive leader with more than 20 years of experience in human services, nonprofit management, and the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Throughout his career, he has led complex, mission-driven organizations dedicated to serving refugees, immigrants, and other vulnerable populations.

A former refugee himself, Dr. Sy has helped advance services that supported the successful resettlement and integration of more than 15,000 refugees in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.

Dr. Sy holds a Ph.D. in Egyptology from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. His dedication to public service is reflected in a range of civic leadership roles, including serving as a Commissioner on the Maryland Governor’s Commission on African Affairs, Chair of the Workforce Development Subcommittee for the Baltimore Mayor’s New Americans Task Force, a member of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services’ Cultural and Linguistic Competency Advisory Committee, and a member of the Maryland Governor’s Immigrant Rights Task Force-Crime Victims Subcommittee.

Raymond Rawlins is an accomplished Chief Financial Officer and Board Treasurer with more than two decades of experience strengthening the financial health, governance, and long-term sustainability of nonprofit, government, and private sector organizations. Known for delivering 23 consecutive clean audits and guiding multiple institutions from deficit to surplus, he brings a proven record of strategic financial leadership, operational transformation, and disciplined stewardship of public and philanthropic resources. His career reflects a deep commitment to transparency, accountability, and the responsible management of charitable and stewarded assets. He has solid experience in accounting and finance and guided organizations through fiscal recovery, restructuring, and growth to ensure financial sustainability. He has provided Federal regulations compliance training to all staff and board of directors, managed budgets from $7 million to $450 million and completed year-end audits with no findings in the last four years.