Zana Alattar is a Syrian American who was raised in the suburbs of Chicago and spent her summers in her parents' home city: Homs, Syria. In 2012, Zana Alattar founded Save Our Syrian Freedom, a club at Arizona State University dedicated to raising awareness of the Syrian Revolution and providing humanitarian relief. She traveled to Turkey and northern Syria twice on humanitarian aid trips. Her commitment to action was featured in the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative University. Zana used her experience with SOS Freedom as the foundation for Students Organize for Syria.
Omar Bailony was born in San Diego, California, to Syrian parents. Throughout his undergraduate years at the University of California - San Diego, Omar worked extensively as a youth mentor in community centers. He has also worked on advocacy projects involving the current crisis in Syria. Omar has taken part in the California Asylum Representation Clinic and worked as editor-in-chief of the Berkeley Journal for Middle Eastern and Islamic Law.
Nada Hashem graduated from the University of California - Riverside where she was active in the Muslim Student Association and Students for Justice in Palestine. Nada's passion and determination for freedom, justice, and human rights, liberties that she believes should know no borders, led to her continued activism during the rise of the Arab Spring. She has lead many community organizations dedicated to the ideals of the Syrian Revolution. Nada served as an executive board member of the Syrian American Council, Creative Ambassador of Karam Foundation, and Operations Manager of SOS.
Originally from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Dina Jaber grew up in the heat of Arizona with her parents and two brothers. She graduated from the University of Arizona and was the PACE Officer for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, where she encouraged local youth to aspire for higher education. During the Arab Spring, Dina became interested in human rights and used this interest to be an avid Syrian activist. She is proud to be a Syrian American.
Kenan Rahmani is a Syrian American political and human rights activist. Kenan served on the National Board of the Syrian American Council, the largest grassroots organization of Syrian Americans, and has served in different Syrian organizations. Kenan's parents are from Damascus and he remembers visiting Syria during the summers while growing up in Indiana. Kenan works with many civil society groups inside Syria and makes regular trips to Turkey and inside northern Syria to help deliver humanitarian assistance. He has been interviewed by Al Jazeera, CNN, Fox News, BBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other media outlets for commentary on Syria.
Sarah Yazji graduated from Yale, where she was active in the Yale Refugee Project, Muslim Students Association, and Students for Justice in Palestine. Sarah helped organize local and national relief efforts and fundraising campaigns for Syria and traveled to Syria's northern border and the Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan in an effort to provide assistance and relief.