Team
The People Behind the Programs
Meet our team: change-makers committed to the highest standard of community development work.

Yossef Ben-Meir
President
Taoufik Alioui
Chief Financial Officer

Rim Baji
Chief of Party, Dakira Program
Fatima Zahra Laaribi
Lead Empowerment Trainer
Mohammed Ajrinija
Program Manager

Sanae Benaadim
Program Manager

Hana Ezaoui
Program Manager

Soukaina Kherdioui
Program Manager
Kaoutar Ait Lahaj
University Partnerships Manager

Abdellah Laaboudi
Program Manager

Safa Aguerjout
HR Manager

Abdelhadi Kastih
Office Manager
Souad Malki
Purchasing Manager
Mohamed Jihazi
Finance Manager
Karam Yane Azzabi
Treasurer
Aouatif Gouguendiss
Accounting Officer
Youssef Benabbou
Accountant
Larbi Didouquen
Agroforestry Consultant

Elisabeth Vanness
Consultant

Souad El Khadiri
Empowerment Facilitator

Abdeljalil Ait Ali
Field Manager
Mohamed El Kadiri
Program Coordinator

Omar Didouquen
Program Coordinator
Mariam Ait Hfid
Program Coordinator
Hanane Lahdar
Reporting Officer

Hala Abbya
Program Coordinator

Hassan Ait Ouatouch
Driver

Abdelghani Kastih
Driver
Rachid Ait Saidi
Driver
Rabha Hsouah
Maintenance Manager
Nursery Caretakers and Monitoring Officers
Mustapha Tarhbalout
Tree Monitoring Officer
Youssef Tahiri
Tree Monitoring Officer

Lahcen Ben Moula
Tree Monitoring Officer

Ayman Ouafik
Tree Monitoring Officer
Nizar Bellamqaddam
Tree Monitoring Officer

Abdelilah Ghmiza
Tree Monitoring Officer

Mounir Gabardi
Tree Monitoring Officer

Soufiane Thima
Tree Monitoring Officer

Marwane Ailoui
Tree Monitoring Officer

Aadel Mahemma
Tree Monitoring Officer

Mohamed El Khabbaz
Tree Monitoring Officer

Youssef Hamdaoui
Tree Monitoring Officer

Yassine Ait Quasdi
Nursery Technician

Abderrahim Baddah
Akrich Nursery Caretaker

Abdelaziz Rahmouni
Taza Nursery Caretaker

Abdellatif Outazgui
Tadmamt Nursery Caretaker

Ahmed Baaki
Khenifra Nursery Caretaker

Mohamed Asry
Ouauizght Nursery Caretaker

Hicham Jihani
Taza Nursery Caretaker

Ismail Laanaya
Taza Nursery Caretaker

Youssef Belhaj
Ain Leuh Nursery Caretaker
Members of the Board of Directors (HAF-USA)

Harry Palumbo
Chair
Ellen Paquette
Vice Chair
Suzanne Moyer Baazet
Treasurer
Martine Roberts
Secretary

Yossef Ben-Meir
President of Operations (co-founder)
Amine Alami
Member

Nizzar Ben Chekroune
Member

Lamia Fikrat
Member

Ruth Huwe
Member
Bruno Mejean
Member
Chemsedine Sidi Baba
Member