Experience

Ismailis Rise Up

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  A community-led, grassroots campaign dedicated to building Ismaili Muslim political power. A community-led, grassroots campaign dedicated to building Ismaili Muslim political power.



Office of the New York State Attorney General

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Labor Bureau Legal Aide, Litigation

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Summer legal internship Summer legal internship



National Student Legal Defense Network

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advocacy Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  Worked with litigators to challenge regulatory rollbacks in the federal student loan program under DeVos Department of Education. Worked with litigators to challenge regulatory rollbacks in the federal student loan program under DeVos Department of Education.



Center for American Progress

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Manager, Higher Ed, Not Debt | Generation Progress

  • Dec 2017 - Nov 2018

  Managed a diverse coalition of 100+ national & state organizations committed to tackling the $1.6 trillion student debt crisis.

• Organizing Associate, Generation Progress

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

• Special Assistant, Executive Team

  • Jun 2015 - Oct 2016

  Special Assistant to the President & CEO Neera Tanden.



The White House

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Assistant to the Director

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  White House, OMB - worked on President Obama’s FY15 budget proposal - assisted then incoming Director of OMB Shaun Donovan White House, OMB - worked on President Obama’s FY15 budget proposal - assisted then incoming Director of OMB Shaun Donovan



U.S. Department of Justice

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Researcher - community policing Researcher - community policing



Obama for America

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Organizer

  • May 2012 - Nov 2012

  Organized 30+ grassroots events across 4 DMV-area college campuses to help re-elect President Barack Obama. Organized 30+ grassroots events across 4 DMV-area college campuses to help re-elect President Barack Obama.



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative Intern

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Legislative intern to Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey - worked on veterans affairs, joblessness, and the fallout from the 2008 housing market crash. Legislative intern to Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey - worked on veterans affairs, joblessness, and the fallout from the 2008 housing market crash.



The Institute of Ismaili Studies

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Studied the Muslim diaspora in the West. Studied the Muslim diaspora in the West.



LIFT DC

• United Kingdom
• Construction

• Direct Services Coach

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Caseworker / coach for low-income and unhoused persons in Washington, D.C. https://www.liftcommunities.org/ Caseworker / coach for low-income and unhoused persons in Washington, D.C. https://www.liftcommunities.org/