USASSCA Steering Committee

Beja Leadership

Ibrahim Tahrir Ahmed

• Ibrahim Tahrir Ahmed is a representative of the Beja Community

Blue Nile Leadership

Harun Mudung

• Harun Mudung is a Representative of the Blue Nile Community Association

Darfur Leadership

Anwar Elnour

• Anwar Elnour is a leader of the Darfur Community.

Ali Hassan

• Ali Hassan is the President of the Darfur People’s Association of Iowa.

Mohammed Mhdi

• Mohammed Mhdi is a the Vice President of the Darfur People’s Association of Iowa.

Nuba Mountain Leadership

Philip Tutu

• Philip Tutu is the Chairman of the SPLM-N in the United States.

Jumaa Adam

• Jumaa Adam is a Member of the Iowa Nuba Community Leadership and is one of the Founders of Help Nuba.

Yousif Adam

• Yousif Adam is a Member of the Iowa Nuba Community Leadership.

Idris Gardoud

• Idris Gardoud is a Member of the Iowa Nuba Community Leadership.

Mukhtar Mukhtar

• Mukhtar Mukhtar is a Member of the Iowa Nuba Community Leadership.

 Ekram Kachu

• Ekram Kachu  is a Member of the Iowa Nuba Community Leadership.

South Sudanese Leadership

Machar “Sam” Akec

• Sam Akec is the leader of the SPLM in Iowa and a representative of the Bar El-Ghazal region.

Rev. Francis Nyawello Chan

• Rev. Francis Chan is a Catholic deacon working with the South Sudanese community in Des Moines, Iowa and a representative of the Upper Nile Region.

Rev. Goanar Chol

• Rev. Goanar Chol is the Sudanese Ministries Resource Person for the Presbytery of Des Moines, Iowa and does peace work in Jonglei State in South Sudan. He is also a representative of the Upper Nile region.

Henry Lejukole

• Henry Lejukole is a leader in the South Sudanese Community in Iowa and is a representative of the Equatoria region.