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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AbdulKadir Khalif, BS.Eng
Chairman, GCG Board
Email: khalif8888@hotmail.com
AbdulKadir Khalif accepted his role as chairman of the Board of Directors in 2004. He was involved in the early development of Generation for Change and Growth. Mr. Khalif obtained his Engineering Degree in 1977 and is considered one of the first Somali Survey Engineers.
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Nadifa Osman
Vice Chair, GCG Board
Email: osman003@umn.edu
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
Email: alimaly@gmail.com
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
Email: yustx002@umn.edu
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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Ali A. Hashim,
Board Secretary
Email: rashid_114@yahoo.com
Ali A. Hashim has been involved with Generation for Change and Growth since its early days. He obtained his associates degree from North Hennepin Community College and is a double major of B.S. in Business & Marketing and Human Resource Development at the University of Minnesota . He is currently an Asset Operations Manager with the City Of Minneapolis .
Mr. Hashim’s will to see good leadership and social change has prompted him to be a part of the Generation of Change and Growth. He is particularly focused on the role of today’s public institutions in society and provision of leadership among the poor in order to enable them to recognize and grasp opportunities in the global capitalist economy and demand for an end to inequality in all sectors of Governments of Eastern Africa. His goal is to build and participate in planning of sustainable institutions in Africa with a particular focus on Kenya and Somalia .
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Yussuf Hamud, B.A.-ED , MA .
Board Member
Email: hamuu01@hotmail.com
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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Adan D. Mohamed, B. Ed, MA, JD
Board Member
Email: adandaud@yahoo.com
Adan Mohamed has been the legal advisor and member of the founding group of GCG. He graduated from Kenyatta University and taught for several years before beign appointed as Principal Director of Sabunley Secondary School in Wajir, Northern Kenya. Adan continued to serve in that position until he moved on to pursue further education and change career to obtain an MA in International Development Studies and later a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from William Mitchell College of Law. He is currently a criminal defense attorney with Hennepin County.
Mr. Mohamed accepted a position as Board Member in November of 2006 . Due to his expansive experience as an educator, a legal expert and graduate work in international studies, he will bring a new insight and diverse ideas to the organization.
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Abdirahman Shire, RT (R), MR
Director of International programs &
Coordinator, Mentorship
Email: amoallin@gmail.com
Abdirahman Shirewas one of the founders of Generation for Change and Growth. Mr. Shire was concerned that the situation of schools in Northern Kenya were 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 Radialogy 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 Abott North Western hospital’s MRI Imaging Department.
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.
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Contact ::
Email:
gcgbox@gmail.com
Address:
2901 Pillsbury Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Phone:
612.568.0960
612.735.7788
612.226.9921
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