Comprised of leaders from Nashville's refugee and immigrant communities, the Mayor's New Americans Advisory Council meets monthly in the Mayor's Office to discuss issues relevant to the New American population and to share ideas with government leaders. Its members have played a key role in developing a number of important Metro initiatives to empower New Americans. The council was created in 2009 to help foster a link between Nashville's New American communities and Metro Government.
Current Mayor's New Americans Advisory Council Board Members
| Contact | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Abey Lissane | Ethiopian Community Association Nashville | lissane.aa@gmail.com; abeyl@ecantn.org |
| Adriana De Leon | Conexión Americas | adriana@conexionamericas.org |
| Bijal Mehta | Hindu Cultural Center of Tennessee | bijalm227@gmail.com |
| Chike Henry Ezeoke | Igbo People of Nigeria Association Nashville | chike5@hotmail.com |
| Diane Janbakhsh | Hispanic Family Foundation | diane@hffus.org |
| Heather Mencke | Catholic Charities of Tennessee | hmencke@cctenn.org |
| Jing Geng | API Middle Tennessee | jing@apimidtn.org |
| Kamel Daouk | Islamic Center of Nashville | kameldaouk@gmail.com |
| M. Collins Sakwe | African Diaspora Coalition of Tennessee (ADCTN) | msakwe@gmail.com; africa.dctn@gmail.com |
| Mark Naguib | St. Verena Coptic American Orthodox Church | mark.naguib7@gmail.com |
| Michael Joak | Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE) | michaelj@empowernashville.org |
| Nawzad Hawrami | Salahadeen Center of Nashville | nawzad88@yahoo.com |
| Rafael Harun, PhD | Bangladesh Association of Nashville and TSU | sharun@tnstate.edu |
| Ryber Ali | Tennessee Kurdish Community Council (TKCC) | rybsali@gmail.com |
| Sadat Saadullah | Bangladesh Association of Nashville and Bellvue Mosque | sadat.saadullah@gmail.com |
| Tabeer Taabur | Tennessee Kurdish Community Council (TKCC) | tabeer.taabur@tnkcc.org |
| Tanya Hernandez | Kipp and Futuro | thernandez@kippnashville.org |
| Thomas Piang | Zomi Innkuan Tennessee (Zomi Community of Tennessee) | zolandthang@gmail.com; zomiinnkuantnus@gmail.com |
| Wan Rashid | Effendi Foundation | Rashidwan@icloud.com |