Council of Advisors

Sheila Charara, Ed.D

PK-12 Instructional Leader

Hamadeh Educational Services

Danielle DeFauw, PhD

Literacy Professor, Chair

Uof M Dearborn

Carole Casale, PhD

Director, Pre-Education Faculty

Henry Ford College

Fatima Faraj, M.Ed

Executive Director of Student Achievement

Dearborn Public Schools

Nawal Hamadeh, Ed.L

Founder and Retired Chairman Emeritus

Hamadeh Educational Services

Matt Hamilton, M.Ed

PBS Program Director; EMU Lecturer

Michigan Learning Channel

Elliot Soloway, PhD

Instructional Technology / AI

U of M Ann Arbor

Ann Tapp Jaksa,

PhD

Literacy | Special Education

Saginaw Valley State University

Sobhi Zeidan, MSE

Automotive Engineer

General Motors

The Council plays a vital role in advancing the ALIA Foundation’s mission to promote equitable education and the social well-being of its community members. Drawing on their collective expertise, the Council provides strategic advice, fosters partnerships, and ensures alignment across WeEnvision program initiatives and the Foundation’s core values.

Through ongoing collaboration, Alia Foundation founders, WeEnvision programs leadership, and the Council advisors leverage their networks' expertise to support the sustainability of initiatives aligned to the goals of the EPIC, FOCUS, and CEEN programs.

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