BOARD MEMBERS
GCG_Board Members
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2009 21:54 Written by Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008 17:13
Board of Directors The Board Members are group of individuals who take time out of their valued professional and personal lives to assist in furthering GCG’s mission and Vision. Coming from many different backgrounds and walks of lives, these people spend incredible amounts of time attending meetings, planning, ensuring goals are met and targets are set in line with our mission, raising funds, identifying donors, and doing other projects and committee work on behalf of Generation for Change and Growth. They are wonderful ambassadors for us out both in the United States and at the international stage. Their work is invaluable in sharing ideas, spreading the word on the good work we do and networking with other communities, organizations, institutions, business and individuals who may benefit from our work and will in-turn benefit us and communities we are involved in. What a better way to spend time than bringing positive change locally and globally. We are glad to have them all.
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Nadifa Osman
Vice Chair, GCG Board
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Nadifa Osman is graduated from Somali International University as an Engineer. She holds a masters degree in Engineering from the University of Philadelphia. Nadifa was in the past involved in numerous community organizations and currently an active member of WARDA (Women of Africa Regional Development Agency). Mrs. Osman has previously interned with GCG at Mandera district through a fellowship grant provided by Human Right Center- University of Minnesota. Nadifa’s report is available at the links section of this site.. Nadifa accepted the position of Vice Chair in May of 2005.
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Ali M. Mahamud, Dip-Pharm, PharmD
Executive Director, GCG
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Dr. Ali Mahamud, co-founder and Executive Director of Generation for Change and Growth, graduated from the University of Minnesota. He joined the College of Biological Sciences before moving on to complete his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in 2006. Dr. Mahamud also holds a Diploma of Pharmacy (Dip-Pharm) from Kenya Medical College. He is a Clinical Pharmacist at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minnesota. He worked for Children’s Hospitals and Clinics and CVS Pharmacies in the past.
Dr. Mahamud made an international outreach and network with other organizations to improve and advocate for better education for the youth. In his own words "helping the youth today means a better world tomorrow". His interest in education begins from his experience as a child with broken education system and his humble beginning. He was a member of the Children’s Hospitals Families Advisory board.
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Chuck E. Yust
Media and Technology
Board Member
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Charles Earl Love Yust has been working with the Generation for Change and Growth since 2004. He is currently completing his Masters of Fine Arts Degree specializing in Design and Technology at the Parsons School of Design in New York City. He previously taught web design at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, has been a multimedia consultant for non-governmental and non-profit arts organizations in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and is a freelance web designer. A number of his projects have been developed in conjunction with the Twin Cities Somali Community focusing on how digital design can help facilitate cross-cultural consciousness. Website: www.yusthaus.com
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Yussuf Hamud, B.A.-ED , MA .
Board Member
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Yussuf Hamud was born and brought up in Mandera, Kenya. He is among the earliest members of the Generation for Change and Growth. He had his early formative education in Mandera and Garissa High Schools. He obtained his Bachelors of education from Kenyatta University ( Kenya) and Master from Hamline University. He has worked both in the private and public sectors.
Mr. Hamud has a strong interest in participating in community activities. His goal in GCG is to partner with people of goodwill who are engaged in community activities with the goal of improving health, education and general welfare of society.
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GCG MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dr. Ali Mahamud, co-founder and Executive Director of Generation for Change and Growth, graduated from the University of Minnesota. He joined the College of Biological Sciences before moving on to complete his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in 2006. Dr. Mahamud also holds a Diploma of Pharmacy (Dip-Pharm) from Kenya Medical College. He is a Clinical Pharmacist at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minnesota. He worked for Children’s Hospitals and Clinics and CVS Pharmacies in the past. Dr. Mahamud made an international outreach and network with other organizations to improve and advocate for better education for the youth. In his own words "helping the youth today means a better world tomorrow". His interest in education begins from his experience as a child with broken education system and his humble beginning. He was a member of the Children’s Hospitals Families Advisory board. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mukhtar Sufi Mohamed He worked for Merrill Corporation as a technical project manager for 4 years, and currently works for GCG org as Technical Support Consultant. His interest includes helping people, technology, reading, and surfing internet. He would like to volunteer his time for GCG cause because he is a believer that helping the helpless is the best investment. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mustafa Ibrahim, PHD (student) Mustafa Ibrahim is enrolled in the University of Minnesota’s Ph.D. program in Educational Policy and Administration. Before this, he studied at the International African University in Khartoum, Sudan and the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he studied Educational Administration. Mustafa’s general interest is to understand the social and cultural life of the Somalis in the Twin Cities and how the newly arrived immigrant communities like Somalis and others can be successful in the United States socially, economically and politically while still maintaining their culture and social capital. Mustafa is especially interested in researching the educational struggles that many Somali youth are facing today in the Twin Cities. Mustafa was a fellow on Philanthropy and Human Rights. - A joint venture between the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) and the Otto Bremer Foundation. Abdirahman Shire, RT (R), MR He is actively involved in the East-African immigrant communities as a mentor and motivator. Mr. Shire is also involved in the networking and securing of partnership with both colleges and Universities in the United States and those in other countries to provide wide choices to youth planning for professional careers.
Ali M. Mahamud, Dip-Pharm, PharmD
Executive Director, GCG
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GCG Vice President/Technology Director
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Mukhtar Mohamed finished primary education in Kenya and moved to Texas, United States on July, 1996. By 1997, he a achieved GED and moved to Minneapolis, MN to start college. He finished his Bachelor degree as Information Technology Management in June 2006 through University of St Marry. As a student in St Marry University, he volunteered with Sabathani Community Centre to teach and tutor the local community mainly immigrants from Somalia about computer basics. He also volunteered for Somali student association to manage and administer their main website.
GCG Programs Director (Minnesota)
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Director of International programs &
Coordinator, Mentorship
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Abdirahman Shire was one of the founders of Generation for Change and Growth. Mr. Shire was concerned that the situation of schools in Northern Kenya was designed to fail students. His motivation is change will only happen if we don't complain but instead make things happen. He played an instrumental role in the Mentorship program and continued to coordinate it until the present time and will continue to the future.
Mr. Shire is Radiology Technologist. He graduated from St Catherine College then proceeded to the University of Minnesota where he obtained his certification in Radiation Therapy (RT). He currently works for Abbott North Western hospital’s MRI Imaging Department.
