Hassan
Chaudhry
Head of Partnerships, Blanchard House
Joanne
Griffith
Chief Content Officer, APMG
Lori
Hoberman
Legal Counsel and Advisor
David
Sullivan
CEO, Hoberman Rockets
Waqas
Khan
Partner, AT Kearney
Saadia Khan
Founder & Host
Saadia Khan is the founder, host, and executive producer of Immigrantly Media. She is Pakistani American immigrant, human rights activist, and social entrepreneur. She holds an MBA and a Master’s in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University and has worked with UN Women at a small civil society organization focused on women’s rights. She writes for publications, including the Brown Girl Magazine, Yes! Magazine, Medium and the Globe Post.
Shei Yu
Associate Producer
Shei Yu is a queer Taiwanese American audio producer and community organizer. They graduated with honors with a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Pomona College. She has worked for non-profit organizations including LA Review of Books and ONE Archives Foundation. Her work is driven by an intention to bridge communities, share untold stories, and mediate conflict and miscommunication.
Omar Khan
Chief Operations Officer
Omar Khan is a proven leader adept at steering complex initiatives, streamlining operations, and ensuring successful product delivery. Extensive success across diverse industries, with engineering degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Michaela Strauther
Content Writer
Michaela Strauther was born in Michigan but grew up in the South, which is where she calls home. As a lover of writing and storytelling, she aims to spotlight the diverse pool of minority experiences in both fiction and nonfiction narratives. Writing has always been a passion of hers, so she is excited to share her words with all of you!
Bobak Afshari
Content Writer
Bobak Afshari is a writer and filmmaker from the Bay Area California. He graduated from New York University with honors in Social Cultural Analysis and a minor in Film. His film and written work focuses on the intersection between social advocacy and interpersonal identity.
Adiba Hussain
Content Writer
Adiba Hussain is a Bangladeshi-American New Yorker, born and raised in the Bronx. She recently graduated Barnard College with a Bachelors in Computer Science and English. She has always had a love for writing and talking about her own experiences of being a first generation American. In her free time, she loves baking and binging TV shows.
Sereen Qader
Podcast Assistant
Sereen Qader is a recent Masters of Education graduate from The University of Texas at Arlington, who founded PERIOD. @ UT-Arlington, the first menstrual student organization, winning the 2021 New Student Organization of the Year. Additionally, Sereen is the producer and host of the Journal Hijabi podcast, addressing media gaps with Muslim women dialogues, and enjoys yoga and cinema in her free time.
Sara Baig
Social Media Coordinator
Sara Emilia Baig, a Hispanic-Asian Muslim, is a social media specialist with four years of experience enhancing online presence for progressive causes. Holding an M.A. in Human Rights from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Sara has contributed her skills to organizations such as MPower Change, Incorrigibles, and The Nation.
Aditi Misra
Host of Banterly
Aditi Misra is a recent graduate of Barnard College where she majored in Political Economics. She performs stand-up and sketch comedy around the city and is passionate about media representation and uplifting diverse stories.
Aidan Taylor
Host of Banterly
Aidan Taylor is a Midwest-raised writer who graduated with honors from New York University with a degree in Journalism and Anthropology. He's interested in writing about lifestyle, fashion, and pop culture all while highlighting the Black experience and telling stories from underprivileged groups that are often silenced or more challenging to tell to larger audiences.