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Name: Afroze Ali

Position: National Program Advisor

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Afroze is a strategy and innovation professional with undergraduate degrees in Political Science and International Studies from Loyola University Chicago and a Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University. Afroze is the founder of an online brand to empower South Asian women called Memsaabs. She is also the author of “In Power to Empower: 6 Entrepreneurial Leadership Principles” which is a book about anchoring your leadership style in your authentic self and not mimicking others you perceive to be good leaders. Afroze is the National Program Manager for the Ismaili Professionals Network (IPN) in the United States, overseeing national programming and collaborating on best practices internationally. In her free time, Afroze enjoys reading, writing, spending time with family, doing yoga, cooking new dishes (her favorite foodie blog is Food52.com), playing word and board games, visiting new coffee shops, and being near waterfronts (oceans, lakes, rivers).

Name: Faizan Ali

Position: Central Region Lead

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Faizan is an experienced Finance and Accounting professional. He is currently working as a Director at Regions Business Capital. His experience includes Asset-based Lending, Leveraged Finance, Energy Lending, and Middle Market Lending. Prior to entering the banking industry, Faizan worked with PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he gained experience in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Manufacturing Industries.  Faizan is a licensed CPA and graduated with a Masters in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Faizan is passionate about traveling, sports, and volunteering. In his past seva, he has served in various programs including Quality of Life, Al-Ummah, and Religious Education Center. He is looking forward to expanding the IPN Brand and Network in the Central Region.

Name: Sameer Chagani

Position: Florida Region Lead

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Sameer is currently serving in his second year as the IPN Lead for Florida. Professionally, he works in the Energy industry. He serves as the EVP for Smart Energy Solutions; they provide LED Lighting, Solar and Signage products and services to a variety of different segments including commercial, educational, government and industrial sectors. He attended the University of Miami and completed his degree in Political Science and Economics. He is also an avid football fan and likes to keep active in local and State politics.

Name: Farah Manjiyani

Position: Midwest Region Lead

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Farah currently works professionally at Financial Health Network, a non-profit with a mission to improve financial health for all, especially those most vulnerable. She has previously worked as a tax consultant at Deloitte after getting her undergrad and grad degrees in accounting. Her quarantine binge has been Money Heist and Schitt’s Creek, and her pandemic stress relievers are painting, jamming to 90s Bollywood, and baking desserts.

Name: Shamim Noorani Gilano

Position: Northeast Region Lead

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Shamim holds a Masters in Public Health and has spent most of her career at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Currently, Shamim serves as a Principal of Product strategy within IBM’s Watson Health vertical and is focused on driving impact for Life Sciences customers with platform scale and real-world-data and insights. Shamim’s past seva related work includes serving in various leadership roles within the Jubilee Monuments Corp umbrella of camps and being a local volunteer supporting the Ismaili Community in Boston.