ADC Staff
Warren David | A third-generation Arab American, Warren David has been a life-long activist in Michigan's Arab American community. He is the founder and publisher of Arab Detroit (www.arabdetroit.com), one of the leading interactive websites in the U.S. providing digital media to the Arab American community. He is also an executive producer of a newly produced national public television series about Arab Americans, “Arab American Stories,” David is a co-producer of the ” Images and Perceptions of Arab Americans Diversity Workshop,” which has trained more than 1,000 educators, corporate employees, government officials, and media personnel about the image of the Arab and Arab American. He was the executive producer of the award winning nationally disseminated NPR radio series, "Arabesque: Insights into Arab Culture." David is currently the president of David Communications, a multi-cultural public relations, marketing and advertising firm with specialization in the Arab American market. |
Nabil Mohamad | For over twenty years Mohamad has served the Arab-American community in Washington D.C. and across the country through his involvement in ADC and a variety of other Arab American organizations. He works on maintaining and expanding ADC’s base across the nation, forming multiple new chapters. From 1987-1997 Mohamad was the Executive Director of Roots, a Palestinian-American youth organization. He also worked with the non-profit organization Save Lebanon between 1984 and 1986. Mohamad served on the Steering Committee of Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace (WIAMP) and currently he is a member of the Advisory Board of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. |
Imad Hamad | Hamad is the Regional Director and Senior National Advisor for Public Affairs of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the premier civil rights organization in the nation on behalf of Arab Americans. He is a long time community advocate, who has fought for the cause of civil rights and justice. Mr. Hamad came to the United States as a student in 1980. He served the Arab American community in Michigan as a bilingual counselor, social worker and job developer until 1997, when he assumed his position as the Regional Director of ADC. Throughout the years, he has earned his community’s respect and has become one of its rising leaders. |
Abed A. Ayoub, Esq. | Ayoub is admitted to the Michigan State Bar, and a member of the American Bar Association. Ayoub was born and raised in Dearborn, Michigan, home of the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the U.S. He is a graduate of the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law, where he received recognition for his public interest work and dedication to the legal community. He joined ADC in 2002, as the Membership and Development Coordinator for the ADC-Michigan Office. In 2003, he was elected as Chapter President of ADC-Detroit, a position he held for two terms. Ayoub went on to serve on the ADC-Michigan Advisory Board, and contributed to the growing success of the ADC Michigan Network. Before joining the ADC National Office in 2007, Ayoub was in private practice in Michigan, specializing in immigration and criminal law. Ayoub attended the University of Michigan where he received a BA in Corporate Communications and Public Relations. Outside of ADC, he worked with a number of organizations on interfaith projects and has participated in numerous diversity training programs throughout the State of Michigan. |
Laila Mokhiber | Mokhiber is a fourth-generation Arab American of Lebanese and Palestinian descent born and raised in Northern Virginia. She is the daughter of Albert Mokhiber, former president of the ADC. Mokhiber earned her Bachelor's Degree in Global Affairs (with a concentration in the Middle East and North Africa) and a minor in Music from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Mokhiber previously served three years on the ADC-DC Area Chapter board as both the Special Events and Membership chair. She now serves the Network of Arab American Professionals (NAAP) DC board as Outreach chair. Aside from activism, Mokhiber also teaches private piano lessons in Northern Virginia. |
Marvin Wingfield | Wingfield is ADC's Educational Associate. Wingfield began working with ADC in 1981. He has served as Director of Education and Outreach, working with churches, peace, human rights, and minority organizations and coalitions to build support for ADC campaigns. In 1992, he developed the program "Reaching the Teachers," which is designed to improve the quality of education about the Arab world in schools throughout the country. The program operates through a grassroots network of caring members, parents, and chapters working to establish constructive relationships with school officials, teachers, and administrators. Wingfield has also been working on collating and organizing ADC's archives. |
