PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Professor: Entrepreneurship and Management 2011–Present

Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, California State University, Fullerton, California USA

Professor: Management 2020–Present

Department of Human Services, School of Education, University of Redlands

Developed and teach a graduate-level course in "The Management of Nonprofit Organizations"

Founder/ President 1998 to 2019

Pacific Coast Reprographics, Irvine, California

LEADERSHIP, AFFILIATION & PHILANTHROPIC:

Founding Board Chairman 2006 to Present

SANAD Foundation, Irvine, California  

• Co-founded and chair the SANAD Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that works to empower underrepresented immigrant communities, particularly those from Sudan.
• Act as liaison between members of the community and government agencies and other non-governmental organizations.

Member: Board of Directors 2009 to Present

Full Circle Learning, Nevada City, California  

• Full Circle Learning is a 501(c)(3) organization working to help young people embrace their role as society’s change agents and humanitarians.

AWARDS and RECOGNITION:

• Modern Reprographics Magazine- Profiled on the cover of November 2000
• Entrepreneur Magazine- Profiled on the cover of July 2001
• “Making It” Success Stories- Profiled on KTLA5 Los Angeles Channel 5 Television June 2002 (https://youtu.be/dnGgq7KRnSo) 
• Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” Award- Nominated twice
• Orange County Business Journal “Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award” Nominated four times