GRACE Board of Directors bring collective wisdom drawn from a diverse background, knowledge and experience. GRACE honors their contributions as an integral part of our work to advance the empowerment of children, adolescents and people with disabilities in the disadvantaged communities in our country.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Muhammad Qasim
Director

Mr. Muhammad Qasim is Board Director. He is an educationist. He also has expertise in grassroots organization, local resource mobilization and networking.
Qasim is one of the most active and trustworthy community service providers in his community. He leads monitoring and evaluation activities on ground ensuring quality and transparency for GRACE.
As a community activist, Qasim works in his village and surrounding communities for providing safe drinking water, education, and healthcare and polio vaccinations. He also works for community-based climate change adaptation.
Qasim holds Master degree in Sociology from University of Jamshoro Sindh and Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) from Karakuram International University Gilgit.
Ms. Saba Quadir
Director

Ms. Saba has been serving on the Board of Directors of GRACE Association Pakistan time to time since 2012. She brings deep academic and professional expertise in Montessori education and has consistently contributed to strengthening GRACE’s education programs with a strong focus on quality, inclusion, and child centered learning. Her role includes guiding curriculum development, ensuring the availability of effective teaching and learning materials, and supporting well structured syllabi across GRACE schools and projects.
With extensive experience as Principal at AMI School Karachi and professional work with AMI The Child’s Place and La Petite Children’s Centre in the United States, she offers a global perspective on early childhood education. She has also served on the board of a Montessori association, organized multi school seminars and workshops, and contributed to national learning resources including the Quaida Guide and a Grade One mathematics textbook. Beyond GRACE, she volunteers as a government school mathematics teacher trainer and serves on the Board of Governors of Teachers Resource Center in Karachi.
Shamshad Hussain
Director

Shamshad is board director. He is a Fulbright scholar. He is a young leader and led Pak-US-Alumni Network, Gilgit Baltistan Chapter as the President since 2010 -2016. He helps youth avail educational scholarships in USA and other countries. He leads GRACE educational programs aiming at improve English language and 21st century employability skills and academic learning outcomes and life skills for adolescents from economically disadvantaged families in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Shamshad is a Member of Friendship Force USA and Alpine Club of Pakistan. He is also a Visiting Faculty Member of the Karakorum College of Commerce where he teaches Business Management, Organizational Behavior and Communication to graduate students and a visiting lecturer of the University of Baltistan where he teaches tourism.
He attended a numbers of professional training workshops. Actively participates in meetings related to social and political activism on civil rights, democracy marches and girl education. He has keen interests in Trekking, Climbing, Internet Research, Hiking and Playing Football and rich in current affairs knowledge. He is an extensive traveler and has good exposure of Europe, USA, Iran etc. He endeavors to promote peace through cultural understanding.
Shamshad holds Certificate of Hospitality Management &Tourism from Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, Masters in Business Administration from University of Sind Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Sabahat Nadeem
Director

Sabahat Nadeem joined GRACE as member of the Board of Directors in 2019. She endeavors to make the most out of her knowledge in the field of Early Childhood Education by utilizing her academic and professional expertise through value-adding to GRACE educational programs geared towards providing quality education for all children.
She supports to educate out of school and street children. She has expertise in working collaboratively with school communities for providing institutional support to children to enroll in schools and continue their education.
She serves as volunteer for several charity organizations to help provide education to needy and orphan students to create a better world for all.
Sabahat holds Diploma in Early Childhood Education (ECE) – Honors Specialized Program of Study from Sheridan College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario, Canada and Bachelor of Arts – University of Karachi, Pakistan.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
- Khadim Hussain, Chief Executive
- Tehmina Roohi, National Program Consultant (Volunteer)
- Muhammad Waqar, Company Secretary/HRM
- Muhammad Ayub, Accountant
- Sohail Mahmood Saigol, Consultant Corporate Compliances
- M/s Macson Law Associates, Legal Advisor
- M/s Agha Mujeeb & Co. Chartered Accounts, Independent Auditors
ONLINE VOLUNTEERS
- Yvonne Nelson, Graphics Designer / UN Online Volunteer
- Andrew Carvan, Copy Editor/UN Online Volunteer
- Laura Reveni Ike, Copy Editor / UN Online Volunteer
- Jagoda St. Online Volunteer/Webmaster