ADAMS Center

Meet the Team

At ADAMS Center, our strength lies in the people who lead, serve, and inspire our community every day. This page introduces the dedicated teams that make ADAMS thrive—from our Board of Trustees and Senior Management Team to our Office of the Imams and Branch Operations Committees. Together, they uphold ADAMS’ mission of faith, education, service, and unity across all our branches.

Our leadership teams work together across departments and branches to align vision and service delivery:

Board of Trustees

Provides strategic guidance and oversight.

Departments

Executes organizational goals and manages daily operations across departments, branches, and programming committees.

Office of the Imams

Leads spiritual growth and community education in every branch.

Branch Operations Committees

Manage daily operations at each branch—overseeing services, events, and building community on the ground—while connecting local leadership, programs, and feedback directly to ADAMS’ central mission.

Meet the individuals who embody our vision of being rooted in faith and growing through service.

Board of Trustees

Departments

Executive Leadership

Sajjad Ahmad
Executive Director

Nour Shams
Chief of Staff

Department Leads

Bryan Cowles
Marketing

Ibraheem Naqeeb
Qurtuba Community Education

Iman Zenhom
Marriage Services

Khalid AbuDiab
Accounting

Marlene Cardenas
Human Resources

Nasir Fareed
Operations

Omaia Youssef
Education

Omar Farooq
Qahwa Cafe - Programs

Ruhena Choudhry
Donor Care

Sohaira Sultan
Wellness Services

Suheir Kafri
Zakat & Social Services

ADAMS Office of the Imams (AOI)

Senior & Supporting Team

Imam Mohamed Magid
Resident Scholar

Dr. Daoud Nassimi
Community Imam (Leesburg) and Senior Imam Leading Religious Education

Shaykh Abd Rafa Ouertani
Currently on Sabbatical

Ustadha Kouthar Muttardy
Religious Engagement Coordinator and Educator

Ibraheem Naqeeb
Qurtuba Community Education

Br. Mohamed Samantar
Executive Assistant, Office of the Imams

Imam Ratib

Branch Support Team

Abdul Basit Hafiz

Dr. Refaat Mohamed

Soufiane Taydi

Imam Ismail Oudjana

SH. SAEED ELRISHIE

IBRAHIM AMON

Prayers Imams
Branch Support Team

SH. ABDUL BASIT HAFIZ (ASHBURN)
SH. SOUFIANE TAYDI (FAIRFAX)
SH. SAEED ELRISHIE (SULLY)

DR. REFAAT MOHAMED (LEESBURG)
IMAM ISMAIL OUDJANA (STERLING)
IBRAHIM AMON (GAINESVILLE)

Community Imams by Branch

ASHBURN

VACANT

LEESBURG

DR. DAOUD NASSIMI

FAIRFAX

SHAYKH TIDIANE DIALLO

SULLY

IMAM KEBBA SALLAH

GAINESVILLE

IMAM HICHAM HALL

STERLING

ROTATING COVERAGE

BY IMAMS

Branch Operations Committees (BOCs)

Each branch committee includes its Imam and committee members. The BOCs serve as vital links between the community and ADAMS leadership, ensuring programs, feedback, and initiatives at each location reflect the broader organizational mission.