PAC Organization & Board
The decision making body of Partnership Afghanistan (Canada) is the Board of Directors, comprised of experts in relevant fields and professions. Membership on the Board is achieved through an election in the General Assembly meeting each year. Founding members, (CEO, Field Director and Central Secretary and Administrator) become automatic and permanent members of the BoD.
The Board is responsible for the overall activities of PAC. This includes the evaluation of projects, providing advice and guidance to both central and Field Directors and officers, financial evaluations and boycotting, calling monthly, quarterly, annual and emergency meetings. Each board member has the right of one vote in any decision making process. Board members receive no financial compensation for their contributions to PAC.
Board Members
Shahnaz Qayumi, M.A.
Shahnaz Qayumi, M.A. Developmental Psychology & Pedagogy, is a faculty of the Early Childhood Education department at Langara College. She also received her master’s Certificate from the Harvard Program Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery (2014). She has taught Early Childhood Education at Native Education College, Kwantlen University College, and
Ahmad Baktash Nuri
Ahmad Baktash Nuri is a serving member in the Canadian Armed Forces. His occupation in the military is in Finance and Financial Services Administration. He is a student at Royal Military College of Canada and Simon Fraser University studying for his degree in Economics and Political Science. He has over
Mariam Hazhir
Mariam Hazhir has been working as a Secondary Teacher for 8 years with Surrey School District. She obtained her degree at UBC in English and Microbiology, and shortly after obtained her Bachelor’s in Curriculum and Instruction at SFU and completed her PDP training. More recently, she completed her Master of
Monica Yousofi
Monica is a master’s student in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, where she also earned her bachelors degree in Communication. Monica is a dedicated teaching assistant at the University, where she merges academia with a passion tor social justice. Monica’s research focuses on the resilience of marginalized
Christina Yousofi
As an advocate for sustainable development and cross- cultural collaboration, Christina is honoured to join the Partnership-Afghanistan Canada (PAC) team. With an educational background in biological sciences, focusing on cellular, molecular, and physiological studies from Simon Fraser University, Christina has a deep understanding of the intricate systems that sustain life.
Farangies Shah
Farangies (Fara) Shah is a Director of Policy and former United Nations Programme Manager. She received her undergraduate degree from the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto followed by a Masters from Sciences Po Paris. Her professional career has spanned from France, Afghanistan and Canada with a background in
Shabnam Hazrati
Shabnam was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. When Taliban took over, and girls were forbidden to go to school, Shabnam started primary school in Panjsher province. After the fall of Taliban she continued her studies at the Educational Psychology faculty in Kabul University. During university, Shabnam was working as an editor,
Mohib Waziri
Mohib Waziri has a degree in Information Technology specialized in Web & Mobile applications. He is currently working on CyberPatient project with Can-Health International under Dr.Karim Qayumi supervision. He is actively engaged in community and cultural programs in Vancouver, Canada.
Karim Qayumi, MD, Ph.D, FRCSC
Karim Qayumi is a Professor in the Divisions of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Director, Centre of Excellence for Simulation Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESEI), Department of Surgery at the University of British Columbia. He is the Chair of the Canadian Network for Simulation in Health (CNSH); co-Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) Simulation Summit 2009; and Chair of the Technology Enabled Learning Committee of the Education Division at the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
Dr. Qayumi’s work has been acknowledged by prestigious awards such as the Bright & Shiny Award, Killam University Teaching Prize, H. Rocke Robertson Award for Recognition of Outstanding Clinical Teaching, Andreas Van Recum Award among others. Dr. Qayumi’s work has generated over $10 million in peer review grants and tens of millions of dollars in non-peer review grants. He is widely published and has been an invited lecturer to many academic events and he has also taken an advisory/consulting role for simulation centers being built or simulation-based programs developed at various universities.
Dr. Qayumi is a veteran investigator and an outstanding teacher at the University of British Columbia. He has extensive international teaching experience with excellent records. He obtained 11 awards in the field of medicine. His teaching records demonstrate a score of 6.7 (from 0-7) for the past several years evaluated by 120 medical students per year.
Michael Janusz
Dr. Michael Janusz is a cardiovascular surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a clinical professor of surgery at the University of British Columbia and Director of the Thoracic Aortic Surgery Service at UBC.
David Crenna, M.A., M.Sc.
David Crenna is a former executive in the Canadian federal government, who has also held senior positions in both the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
He worked as an international development consultant for over a dozen years in a variety of fields, including post-war reconstruction, defence conversion, and demining, as well as environmental policy, housing policy, and technology transfer. He has managed substantial development projects for the World Bank, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and the Canadian International Development Agency, as well as for a private sector company operating in the high-technology field. He has led projects in India, Kazakhstan, Russia, Uruguay and Thailand. He is the author of a major report on post-disaster and post-war reconstruction for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Mr. Crenna was a co-founder of Partnership Afghanistan Canada, and has previously served as Secretary-Treasurer of the organization.
He has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Science in Political Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London).
M-Learning Volunteer Staff
Shabnam Hazrati – Coordinator of M-learning in Kabul
Shabnam Hazrati was born in Panjshir province in 1989. Her primary education was in Panjshir Province as in other provinces education for girls was forbidden. Shabnam started secondary education in Kabul after implementation of the Taliban government, and finished high school also in Kabul. Following this, Shabnam joined the educational psychology faculty for further studies, and while at university also worked as editor, producer and radio operator in Amozgar Radio. After graduation from Kabul University, Shabnam studied the 10000 business women course in American University. Her working career after graduation began with work as a project coordinator in Panjshir province for a women empowerment project. Now Shabnam is the volunteer project coordinator for M-Learning Project under PAC Organization.
M-Learning Survey Volunteers – Afghanistan Contemporary Psychologists Association Members
Sahar Habibi
Mujtaba Gh.Mahfooz
Amir Hamza Qurban Ali
Farzana Faizi
Sediqa Temori
Nadia Elchtiary
Rajab Ali Gholam Nabi
Zahed Mh.Abid
M.Haroon Habibul Kalan
Muzhgan Abdul Ghafoor
Shabnam Ahmad Zada
Feroza M.saber
Raihana M.Rahim
Aslam M.Anwar
Maryam Akbarjan
M.Nasir M.Rasul
Walid Karim Khan
Fahim Sidiqi
PAC Organization Chart
