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Dian Alyan
Founder and President of GiveLight
Former Assc. Director Procter & Gamble, MCA Outreach Director
The tsunami of 2004 was a turning point in Dian's life. She not only watched in horror her birth place turning into pieces but she lost 40 of her relatives and friends.That major loss compelled her to began something that has now turned into the true passion of her life : helping orphaned children around the world.
For her, It is both humbling and extremely rewarding to see how Givelight has grown over the past four years, 100% driven by volunteers. Through the mercy and blessings of THE ONE, GL now supports more than 300 orphans in 5 countries (Indonesia, Pakistan, Sudan and Siera Leone and Bangladesh). Her dream over the next few years is to reach out to 1, 000 orphans and change the lives of children across different countries, cultures and religions.
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Ahmed Bashir
Research
Ahmed Bashir joined Give Light as a professional photographer in August 2007.His hope for the world is to one day see an interconnected network of volunteers, suppliers, and organizations working to address the needs of developing regions.
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Ahmed Kasem,Esq
Attorney at Kasem, Ko & Ahmed
Ahmed Kasem, Esq, has been a Give Light volunteer since November 2008. He assists in fundraising efforts and in spreading information about GiveLight.
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Annies Abduljaffar
Software Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Annies Abduljaffar is part of the givelight.org website maintenance team. Born and raised in India, Annies was distressed by the devastations of the Tsumani in SouthEast Asia.She started with Givelight as a donor, to do her part to help the most affected and most vulnerable section of the population - the children. She was inspired by the personal connection between the Givelight team and the kids and joined the Givelight family as a volunteer. She is proud to be a contributor to Givelight's growth and expansion in other geographies.
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Ashraf S. Alyan
Product Manager at Epocrates
Ashraf S. Alyan has been with Give Light since the very beginning, December 2005. He assists with management, operations, strategy, roadmap, low level details, and providing moral support to the rest of the team. His most beautiful Give Light moment? “When work started with the architect in Indonesia on the design concepts for the orphanage.”
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Chandni Shah
Marketing Operations Specialist, Hewlett Packard.
Chandni Shah volunteers with Give Light as a manager for the sponsorship database and as an events coordinator. (She also collects fees from latecomers at staff meetings.) She admires Give Light because, in her words, “This organization does not provide just food and shelter; it provides a future for these children.” Her biggest dream for GiveLight is to open an orphanage in Ethiopia, the country where she was born.
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Farman Syed
Software Engineer at Apple, Inc.
Farman Syed, Communications Manager for Give Light, has been a volunteer since 2005. He joined because “Give Light represents so many great things about Islam in America. Insha’Allah, we’ll see a day when people in this country will see Muslims in their true light, as giving and caring individuals who make it their duty to serve others’ needs.”
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Matthew William Mengerink
Vice President of Core Technologies at PayPal
Matthew William Mengerink has been with Give Light since day one. He plays an advisory role in addition to assisting with presentations, fundraising, and media help.His hope for the future? “I hope to find a thread of humanity which helps with no sense of
deserved reward. If we see this in this world, that will be a beautiful thing.”
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Nada Kasem
HR Analyst at SAP
Nada Kasem has been with Give Light since December 2008, managing the sponsorship program and assisting with side projects. She joined because “Islam strongly urges every Muslim to help those who are in need and being a Give Light member provides me with
an opportunity to do so. Insha’Allah Give Light will continue to grow and expand rapidly and inspire others to make a difference.”
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Reema Qadry
Business Analyst at Juniper
Reema Qadry has been a project manager with Give Light since its inception. Her proudest moment was when she first saw the video of the Noordeen Orphanage and realized how much it meant to the children. Her hope for the world? “That we do not allow another child to go hungry while we fill our bellies.”
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Rehmat Kharal
Own and Operate a Marketing and Communications Firm
Rehmat Kharal has been a Give Light volunteer since 2006, helping out with marketing and organizing annual fundraisers. Like many of his fellow volunteers, his proudest moment was the day the very first orphanage was opened in Indonesia. “Everything became real – all the talk, all the dreams finally became a reality that day.”
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Safaa Ibrahim
The Family Network Adoption Agency
Safaa Ibrahim has been an avid supporter of the Give Light Foundation since 2006. She hopes to continue her support by helping to diversify the fundraising efforts and contribute to the expansion of the foundation worldwide. Safaa’s efforts are inspired by the belief that “the essence of charity can be preserved only through community unity and empowerment for positive change.”
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Sumaira Ali
Senior SQA Engineer at PayPal Inc.
Sumaira Ali has been managing the orphan-sponsor database for Give Light since September 2008. “I feel a stable childhood is very important in ensuring that a child grows up to be a responsible individual, which is what we need to make this world a better place. I hope to see a day when every child, irrespective of country of birth or social strata, has the opportunity to chase his or her dreams and to make them a reality.”
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Syeda Ameena Arsheen
eMarketing specialist, EMC but now a full time mom
Ameena Arsheen has been with Give Light since 2005. She manages the HYPERLINK "givelight.org" website. Her proudest moments at Give Light are "whenever I get to see the kids from Aceh and Pakistan and how far we have come along. It just overwhelms me. All praise to Allah.”
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Uzma Khan
Software engineer and mom of two girls
Uzma Khan has been with Give Light since the beginning, assisting in research, networking and fundraising. Her proudest moment so far has been helping with a fundraising event at UC Santa Cruz. “There was a rock concert too that day and the crowd at UC was overexcited, screaming and cheering. It was simply overwhelming to see how Dian’s speech touched their hearts and brought tears to their eyes. That was a very powerful moment.” She now lives in Toronto and works in Cancer Research
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Yajaira Duran
Patent Docket Clerk at Gilead Sciences, Inc
Yajaira Duran has been a volunteer with Give Light since December 2008, assisting in fundraising efforts. She decided to help orphans by joining Give Light as a “show of gratitude” for all the blessings she enjoys in her life.
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Rani Aviananda
Architect-Designer and Spiritual Care Coordinator, Stanford Hospital
Taqwa Mahrani (Rani) Surapati - Aviananda get involved with GiveLight from the first meeting after the tsunami in 2004. Sharing the same motherland, Indonesia, with GiveLight founder Dian Alyan, she saw Dian as one of the few Indonesians abroad who made a commitment in changing what people think is 'destiny', and made a real difference. "GiveLight proves that if you take that first steps toward service to others who are less fortunate, with the help of community and the Creator, you are the one reaping the benefits!"
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Maidah Chughtai
Corporate Development Intern
Maidah is the first ever intern at Give Light Foundation. She started her internship with Give Light in February 2010. Maidah describes Give Light as a very ambitious organization. "Two qualities that make this organization successful are that they are purpose driven and action oriented."
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Rimi Khan
Project Manager
Rimi Khan enthusiastically joined the Givelight team as a sponsorship manager, events coordinator and a project manager of the Bangladesh Orphanage which will begin construction in fall of 2010. Initially she was inspired by the cause and hopes that her actions will somehow touch the lives of others, inspiring people to follow their spirit and ambition.
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Andy Pancha
Journalist, Human Right Activist
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Baharuddin Wahab
MBA., Former Director of BUMN
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Dimas Ariyanto
Attorney
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Syamsuddin
Former head of Orphanage in Takengon Aceh (30 years of experience
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Zaini Wahab
Management Consultant, Government Liaison
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