Our Team
SpaandanB Executive Committee

SpaandanB’s main decision-making body is its central Executive Committee (EC), which started with the founding members and others they selected. Any changes to the EC—adding or removing members—follow the organization’s constitution. The EC handles all policy decisions and oversees everything SpaandanB does outside of Bangladesh. For operations in Bangladesh, they appoint a country director to manage things locally. In the US, the admin team includes a President, General Secretary, and Treasurer, who are elected every two years by the EC members from within the group.

US Administrative Officers

Marufa Kaniz

President
Sr. Principal Engineer, Rambus Inc.
MSEE, Santa Clara University, CA

Zakia Afrin

General Secretary
LL.M., SJD in International Law, Golden Gate University
Director, Survivor Advocacy at Maitri
Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law SJD, Golden Gate University

Sharif Mustafizur Rahman

Treasurer
M.Sc., Stanford University
US ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Marufa Kaniz

President
SR. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, RAMBUS INC.
MSEE, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, CA​

ZAKIA AFRIN

General Secretary
LL.M., SJD in International Law, Golden Gate University
Director, Survivor Advocacy at Maitri
Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law, Golden Gate University

sharif mustafizur rahman

Treasurer
SOFTWARE ARCHITECT, TRACTABLE SOLUTIONS
M.SC., STANFORD UNIVERSITY​
US EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

MOHAMMED ALMAMUN

Executive Member

OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER,
STANFORD RESEARCH SYSTEMS
MBA, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

ejazul bhuiyan

Executive Member

MANAGER (EMERGING PRODUCTS), OKTA INC, MASTERS, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
BS, SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY, PA

ALI CHOWDHURY

Executive Member

IT MANAGER, STRYKER CORPORATION
MASTERS IN FINANCE, UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA

MAHEEN HAMID

Executive Member

CFO, BREKER VERIFICATION SYSTEMS
MBA, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

MIR-a-taj chowdhury

Executive Member

INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT, TOM MATSUMOTO ELEMENTARY
B.COMM., UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S FEDERATION COLLEGE

jaha afroz hamida

Executive Member

RESEARCH SCIENTIST, PH.D, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
M.SC., DHAKA UNIVERSITY

LISA YASMIN HASAN

Executive Member
TEACHING ASSISTANT (retd),
CUPERTINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BS MARKETING, CAL STATE HAYWARD

ahmed badrul hasan

Executive Member
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (retd),
SEMTECH CORPORATION
MSEE, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA, MO

SHARMIN HOSSAINY

Executive Member
FINANCIAL ANALYST, SPACE SCIENCE LAB,
UC BERKELEY,
MBA, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA CHAMPAGNE

ZAFAR ULLAH

Executive Member

Sr. APPLICATION ENGINEER, ARROW ELECTRONICS 
PH.D., TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

syed hossainy

Executive Member
DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER, SURMODICS
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, BERKELEY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING,
Ph.D, UT AUSTIN

ROASWANARA MAMUN

Executive Member
TEACHER, KIDANGO
M.SC., RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY

RAHIMA MOHAMMED

Executive Member
Sr. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, INTEL
PHD, YALE UNIVERSITY

mohiuddin mazumder

Executive Member

Sr. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, INTEL
PHD,
YALE UNIVERSITY

KHANDKER MUTTALIB

Executive Member
PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
PHD, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

KAZI REZA

Executive Member

SYSTEM ANALYST, STANFORD MEDIAL HEALTH CARE
MIS, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

fairooz samira (SHOMA)

Executive Member
HOMEMAKER
B.SC. ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

MOHAMMED IQBAL YOUSUF

Executive Member

TECHNICAL LEADER, CISCO SYSTEMS
M.S.E.E., STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Who We Are

SpaandanB is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization.
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Mission & Vision

Build a better Bangladesh through changes in quality of life of the less advantaged.
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How We Work

All project operations and activities within SpaandanB are decided by an Executive Committee.
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SpaandanB is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All U.S. donations are tax deductible and qualifies for company matching in most cases.