CAMP Executives
Imran Eba - Executive Director
Imran Eba currently serves as the Executive Director of CAMP. Imran has been with CAMP since 2008, most recently as the Deputy Executive Director and prior to that as the President of the Philadelphia chapter.
Professionally, Imran has 12 years experience working in the life sciences/pharmaceutical industry in Toronto, London and Philadelphia, working in the areas of business development, fund-of-fund investments, acquisitions, financial valuations, risk management and assurance. He currently lives in the Philadelphia area and works in the business development group of a major pharmaceutical company where he is responsible for managing a portfolio of investments and negotiating global deals (in-licensing, collaborations and acquisitions) with other pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Imran has trained as a Canadian Chartered Accountant and has an undergraduate degree from the John Molson School of Business in Montreal, Canada.
Imran spends his free time attending tea parties with princesses, fairies and his two young daughters.
Uzma Kaleem - Deputy Executive Director
Uzma Kaleem currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director of CAMP. Uzma has been with CAMP since 2008 most recently serving as the President of the New York chapter.
Uzma has over 10 years of work experience most recently as a Strategic Account Manager at Mimeo.com, consulting at international brands such as Hess, Walt Disney and Estee Lauder on print on demand offerings and implementations. Her previous work experience includes managing radio advertising sales at Disney, working in the strategic alliances group at Neustar, and conducting field marketing in the technology division of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
She contributed to CAMP New York by by managing events including the CAMP’s Annual Iftaar Dinner, professional networking events, cultural programs and contributed to the Leadership Summit.
Outside of her CAMP responsibilities, Uzma enjoys being involved with the community whether it is attending a charity event or volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Uzma is also the co-founder of Jewish Muslim Volunteer Alliance, an interfaith group that was created out of her interest in holding an iftaar in a synagogue. In her spare time Uzma contemplates the age-old question: If nothing sticks to Teflon, how do they get it to stick to the pan?
Uzma earned a B.S. in both Marketing and Management Information Systems from George Mason University (GMU).
Sabrina Qureshi - Finance and Operations Director
Sabrina Qureshi currently serves as the Finance and Operations Director of CAMP. She joined CAMP in 2006 as an events planner for the CAMP Chicago Chapter. Sabrina was the Conference Co-Manager in 2011, Assistant Conference Manager of the 2009 conference, and was the Sponsorship Manager for the 2008 conference. She continues to be active with the Chicago Chapter in an advisory role.
Professionally, Sabrina is a Research Operations Specialist for a financial research firm in Chicago with 7 years of experience in the financial industry. Sabrina is responsible for streamlining processes while maintaining strict quality control. She is also a business analyst for the firm. Sabrina graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2003 with a degree in Finance.
Sabrina strongly believes in giving back to community and enjoys volunteering for various organizations as well as supporting humanitarian causes.
Zehra Naqvi - Conference Director
Zehra Naqvi is currently the Conference Director for the 5th Annual Leadership Summit scheduled to take place on April 21, 2012. She has been an active member of CAMP’s New York chapter since 2007. Zehra is also a fifth-year Associate at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania and her law degree at the American University, Washington College of Law.
Zehra had been actively involved with a number of volunteer-based organizations while living in Washington D.C., including South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), Project IMPACT (DC), Network of South Asian Professionals (DC Chapter), and Kahani. Since moving back to her hometown, she has become involved with CAMP and the Muslim Bar Association of New York (MuBANY). Additionally, in 2008, Zehra co-founded the Council of Shia Professionals (CSP), to establish a network between, and promote activism amongst, the growing number of Shia professionals in the New York/New Jersey area. CSP organized a number of networking opportunities for professionals, as well as workshops on job placement, financial planning, will writing, networking, and resume drafting.
Apart from her job and volunteer work, Zehra’s favorite pastime is collecting passport stamps. She has traveled to some pretty interesting destinations, including Turkey, Iraq, Chile, Syria, Lebanon, Greece, France, Italy, Jordan, Argentina, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. As you might imagine, TSA and customs/immigration officers are delighted to hear all about each of her trips.
Afsha Bawany - Communications Director
Afsha Bawany serves as the communications director of CAMP. Since 2011, she has volunteered for CAMP in editing CAMP newsletters and developing social media content.
As communications director, Afsha oversees media outreach for the organization. She has worked in journalism and media relations for the last nine years.
Afsha graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science. A former reporter, Afsha has written for media outlets such as The Boston Globe, Las Vegas Sun, Henderson Home News, The Orange County Register and Las Vegas Business Press. She currently works at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in its media relations department.
In her spare time, Afsha enjoys spending time with her family and friends, volunteering, assisting her local Muslim community in publicizing a positive image of Muslims through media, working with Muslim youth and promoting the importance of seeking education and acquiring knowledge through any means – no matter what the age.
While there are many communication tools available to keep in touch, Afsha says nothing beats picking up the phone to catch up. Skype comes in a close second.
Aamer Hayat - Special Projects Director, CAMP
Aamer Hayat currently serves as the Special Projects Director for CAMP. Aamer has been with CAMP since 2005 and in 2008, he joined as an officer in the New York Chapter and went on to become the Vice President of the Chapter in 2009.
Professionally, Aamer has seven years experience working in the Corporate Tax/Business Consulting industry in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and India. Aamer also has extensive experience consulting not-for-profit health clinics, alumni groups, and community service organizations. Currently, Aamer is pursuing his entrepreneurial goals by developing and managing wellness centers in Central California.
He spends his free time daydreaming about sleeping or being Batman. Aamer earned a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. in English from UCLA.
Zeba Iqbal - Former Executive Director (2009-2011)
Zeba Iqbal was Executive Director of CAMP between 2009 and 2011. Zeba joined CAMP in 2005 when she became an officer in the New York Chapter. She was the Deputy Executive Director of CAMP between 2007 and 2009; and the Conference Manager of CAMP's 2008, 2009 and 2011 conferences. Zeba continues to be one of CAMP's strongest supporters and is currently working to establish a Board of Directors and continues to advise on the Leadership Summit to be held on April 21, 2012.
Zeba has an MBA from The George Washington University, and an undergraduate degree in architecture from Bangalore, India. Professionally, she has over 12 years experience in real estate development and consulting. She currently lives in New York City, and works for Princeton University managing their off-campus residential real estate development projects.
Zeba is a 2009-10 Fellow of USC CRCC's American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute. AMCLI (www.usc.edu/amcli).