Dr. Hamid Ghazali
Director; MASCIS
Dr. Ghazali served as is the superintendant for Iman Academy schools of Houston. 9 Years - Principal of the Islamic School of Greater Kansas City.  
Chairman of MAS Council of Islamic Schools. He has vast experience in organized Islamic work in the US. Depth of his involvement in Islamic work ranges from student member of MSA to the Chairman of the board of trustees of MAS. Width of his services extends from local level as the Imam of the Islamic Society of Kansas City to national and international level as the vice president of ISNA. He has a Ph.D. from the School of Education, Kansas State University, Kansas. He has authored and published several papers on education.

Br. Mahdi Bray
National Director; MAS Freedom
Imam Mahdi Bray is a long time civil and human rights activist. He is currently the Executive Director of the Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation, and the President of the Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations (CCMO). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice and the Interfaith Alliance, and also on the Advisory Board of the American Muslim Council and Muslim Public Affairs Council. He is a Washington, DC, Television and radio Talk-Show Host.

 He has served as a major consultant and a political advisor to Bonner & Associates, Washington's largest grassroots lobbying firm, the National Center for Housing Management, Alexandria City Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Community Relations Department, The City of Norfolk, Virginia, Department of Community Improvement, and the Independent Voter League.

 He has also served as a Political Advisor and Strategist, to several national, state, and local political campaigns. He is also the author of, 'The Masjid (Mosque) Voter's Guide' and 'The Political Guide for Masjid (Mosque) Activists.' Also,

 Imam Mahdi Bray is one of the main organizers for the No War on Iraq movement. He has also served as a liaison between President's White House Faith-Based Initiative Program and congressional affairs on behalf of the Muslim community

Mayor Mark Funkhouser
Mayor, Kansas city, Missouri
Mark Funkhouser, 58, earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Thiel College, a Master's in Social Work from West Virginia University, a Master's in Business Administration from Tennessee State University and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in public administration and sociology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He began his career as a social worker and then went on to become an auditor, first in Tennessee State Government and then for the City of Kansas City, Mo., where he served from 1988 until 2006.

Under his leadership the City Auditor’s Office in Kansas City won the Knighton Award for outstanding auditing four times: in 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2004. He has been married to the same woman since 1979 and he has two children. 
More info at :  http://www.markfunkhouser.com
 

Dr. Imad Bayoun
Council member of the MAS-Inland Empire chapter
Dr. Imad Bayoun is widely recognized for his commitment to religious education, especially among the youth. As a lecturer for the Muslim American Society (MAS – a religious, social, cultural and educational, not-for-profit organization –,and as a council member of the MAS-Inland Empire chapter, Bayoun spends most of his free time teaching others about Islam. His unique way of speaking talking to the heart has inspired many. Bayoun was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and came to the United States in 1989. He currently resides in Riverside and works as an entomologist, employed as the Insectary and Quarantine Officer at the University of California at Riverside.


Mrs. Yvonne Ridely
An award-winning journalist
British-born, award-winning journalist Yvonne Ridley is well known in the Muslim world for her outspoken views and defense of Islam. She endeared herself to the Muslim community in Britain when she reverted to Islam 30 months after making international headlines when she was captured by the Taleban on an undercover assignment in Afghanistan. She was a senior reporter of the Sunday Express at the time, having spent nearly 10 years in Fleet Street working for several prestige titles including The Sunday  Times, The Observer, Daily Mirror and Independent on Sunday...

More Info. at: http://www.yvonneridley.org

Br. Ayman Hammous
Vice President of MAS
A father of 5, physical therapist by profession. Currently doing my doctorate in physical therapy in stony brook university, NY.  Has been active in Islamic work since high school. A MAS member since 1995. Held many leadership positions at local and national levels. President of MAS Fort Lauderdale, FL 1997/1998 . Vice president of MAS NY 1999-2003.  Served as MAS Youth director in NY from 2001-2003 and was one of the founders of the 1ST MAS youth enter in the country.
Served as president of MAS-NY 2003-2008 . Has been a member of the general assembly and MAS national board of trustees since 2006, and was elected as Vice president of MAS national in Sept 2008. Also serves as board member of the Islamic media foundation based on sterling, Virginia.