Board and Officers

Board of Directors

Our board

A volunteer board of directors governs USEF and appoints its officers. Directors serve without pay.

Dr. Syed Qadri

Board Member · Chief, USEF Community Research Center

Board-certified neurologist in Fresno, with strong ties to local hospitals, physician networks and schools. Co-author of multicenter stroke research published in JAMA Neurology (2023). Has supported USEF's community programs since 2023: helps lead the Risala Campaign, which counters Islamophobia by sharing the truth about our faith, and sits on the board of the USEF Muslim Business Association. Helped launch the USEF Community Research Center to bring community concerns to research.

Professional name: Syed K. Sohaib Qadri, MD

Naeem Qarni

Board Member

Farheen Shaikh

Board Member

Officers

Our officers

The officers lead USEF's work day to day and report to the board. A Strategy Board of community leaders, chaired by Dr. Omar Chowdhry, advises them.

Abdelrahman Elnaggar

Chief Executive Officer and President

Mohammad Sheikh

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Amro Elnaggar, PharmD

Chief of Staff. Ran our federal youth mentoring subaward and its reports.

Meet the whole team →

About USEF

Name: United Services and Equity Foundation (USEF)
Status: 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 87-2737761
Founded: 2021
Office: 2585 E Perrin Avenue, Suite 110, Fresno, California 93720
Contact: info@usef.us
Where we work: Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Kings counties
Earlier names: Formerly Ummatic Services and Equity Foundation, and before that Muslim Community Association of Fresno Area. IRS and California records may still show an earlier name while our name change is processed.

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