CAMP New Jersey Chapter - Officers (newjersey@camp-online.org)
Shabana Ather - President, CAMP- New Jersey
Shabana Ather currently serves as President of CAMP NJ and has been part of the chapter's Board since its launch in 2010. Prior to the chapter's inception, she participated in several CAMP initiatives at both the national and local levels, including the 2008 and 2009 annual leadership conferences and NYC/Philly chapter events.
Professionally, Shabana has over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Her current position at Merck focuses on clinical trials management, including protocol design, clinical data monitoring, and publication of study results. She received an MPH from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ and a BS in Public Health from Rutgers University.
Shabana enjoys spending free time with family and friends and likes to participate in various humanitarian efforts, especially charity races. She runs like a girl—just try to keep up!
Afsheen Shamsi - Vice President, CAMP- New Jersey
Afsheen Shamsi is the Vice President of CAMP NJ. Afsheen attended the CAMP Leadership Summit in 2009 and the 2010 CAMP Panels at ISNA and became an avid fan of CAMP. She helped to start up the CAMP NJ chapter and was the National Sponsorship Lead for the 2011 CAMP Leadership Summit along with Asma Hashmi.
Afsheen founded Philanthropia Consulting LLC which focuses on helping non-profits with fundraising and board development. Prior to owning her own business, Afsheen worked in the non-profit sector for several years including at CAIR-NJ, CAIR-NY and the Crisis Assistance Ministry in North Carolina. Afsheen also served as an Advisor to the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations working on issues related to development and immigration. She holds degrees in International Studies, Political Science and Economics. Afsheen has been elected to public office and serves on the Princeton School Board.
Afsheen has been appointed to the Princeton Human Services Commission. She has also been elected to the Board of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization. Afsheen has been nominated to serve on the Board of the ACLU-NJ and her term begins in January of 2012.