Meet Our Team
There are about 100 individuals that make up #TeamCenterDC - That includes our board, our department leads, our staff, our peer leads, our keyholders/facilitators, small group hosts, Ramadan Team, folks working on committees, and so many others who jump in to help get the job done, mashaAllah. These are the amazing folks working both behind (and often in front of!) the scenes to make this community happen!
The Staff
Meet our growing staff! We now have two full time staff members - our Executive Director + Program/Ops Coordinator - and four (4) part-time contractors that help us run such a smooth operation.
Ch. Lauren Schreiber
Co-Founder + Executive Director + Resident Chaplain
lauren@centerdc.org
Humza Malik
Ramadān Team Captain
Humza@centerdc.org
Sinet Adous
Program / Operations Coordinator
sinet@centerdc.org
Yasemin S.
Coffee Project Manager
coffee@centerdc.org
Nya G.
Social Media Intern
socialmedia@centerdc.org
Najiba Akbar
Community Chaplain
najiba@centerdc.org
Peer Group Leaders
These are the wonderful people who organize and run our peer groups. They’re the faces you’ll see out and about in D.C. for the various meet-ups and interest-based / identity-based groups we run at Center DC.
The Board
These wonderful humans make up our primary leadership squad - they oversee our budget, strategic planning, and make sure what we offer is values-aligned! Click on each specific board member to see their role/title + direct email!
Former Board Members include Suhaib Webb (founding board member), Haider Nassiry (founding board member), Julia Aziz, Nasir Aziz, Nadia Rhazi, Ali Khawar, James Huff, Qadira Ali, Shani Banks, Kyle Ismail, Sheima Gimie, Aleeza Asghar, Sakib Motalib, Nada Zohdy and Shamira Lukomwa
Our Founders
Center DC was founded by a small group of folks back in 2015, and was officially incorporated as a 501-c3 in 2017. Special shout out to Maggie Siddiqi and Aqsa Mahmood who helped design our very earliest gatherings and put their fingerprints on our community ethos and culture in our early days! All four of our co-founders are still actively involved in Center DC after more than a decade of service, alhamdulillah.
Sh. Suhaib Webb
Resident Scholar
Ch. Lauren Schreiber
E.D + Chaplain
Muhammad Y. Oda
Board Member + Program Advisor
Ryan Strom
Board Treasurer + Legal Team