Board of Directors
Qadeer Baig
Director Youth
Engagement Program,
IRD Pakistan
Nadira Panjwani
Founder, Panjwani Charitable Foundation and Trust
Ahson Rabbani
CEO, Child Life
Foundation
Mazhar Valjee
Leadership role,
House of Habib
Raza Pirbhai
CEO, Cupola Group
(KFC Pakistan)
Marium Tareen
Social Development
Consultant
Qazi Azmat Isa
Former CEO, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
Advisory Team
Muhammad Sohail Tabba
Mr. Sohail Tabba is the Chairman of Yunus Energy Limited & CEO of Lucky Energy (Pvt.) Ltd. and a renowned philanthropist. As advisor to FESF, he provides guidance in strategic fund development and resource mobilization.
Abdul Rehman Yaqub
Mr. Abdul Rehman Yaqub is the Non-Executive Director of Feroze 1888 Mills LLC, a global leader in the world textile industry. In his advisory capacity for FESF, he assists with resource mobilization and diaspora management strategies.
Muhammad Amin Markatia
Mr. Muhammad Amin Markatia is an accomplished entrepreneur with expertise in Technology, Telecom, Real Estate, and Distribution. He provides FESF with strategic guidance for expanding services, reaching new communities, and growing donor support.
Ovais Iqbal
Mr. Ovais Iqbal is a Canada based Pakistani humanitarian and Director Systems at Cisco, Canada. He serves as Deaf Reach’s Goodwill Ambassador for North America. In recognition of his service to FESF, Cisco awarded him with the Global Community Hero Award 2019.
Management Team
Richard Geary
Under Richard’s leadership, FESF’s Deaf Reach Program was initiated in 1998, growing to seven Deaf Reach Schools, Colleges & Training Centers providing education, skills training and employment to the Deaf community in Pakistan.
Heidi Gustanski-Geary
Heidi has overseen educational and vocational programs for Deaf Reach Schools, Training Centers & Colleges since their inception in 1998, including administration and operations, and teacher development.
Muhammad Osama
Muhammad Osama manages the implementation and business assessment of all critical aspects of FESF, including Financial, Administration, Legal Compliance, and Human Resource departments.
Daniel M. Lanthier
Manages the oversight of essential affairs and ensures quality maintenance of FESF’s infrastructure and assets, as well as planning the deployment of material and resources.
Francis Doherty
Francis has over 30 years in the social development field, and presently focuses on donor engagement and resource mobilization, both locally and internationally, to help build capacity across FESF’s programs and projects.
Maria Paola Doherty
With 3 decades of experience in social development, teacher training and early learning programs, Maria currently engages in resource mobilization, helping to manage and guide FESF’s support strategies and targets.
Aaron Awasen
Develops and oversees PSL programs and initiatives, ensuring the advancement and accessibility of sign language for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community in Pakistan in line with international policies and best practices.
Arij Khan
Arij is an educator with a BSc from Brunel & PGCE from University College, London. As a member of the Deaf community, Arij is committed to inclusive education and oversees FESF’s curriculum development.
Faysal Mustafa Soomro
Faysal is responsible for developing and executing strategic marketing campaigns, and building partnerships that can maximize the reach and impact of FESF’s programs.
