 Farrukh Shah Khan, Founder, President, Trustee: Mr. Khan has worked in high tech industry for more than 17 years. Currently he is the executive producer of WBT-TV covering Silicon Valley business and technology scene for CH-15. He is also the Media Director for VC~PE Roundtable and media technology consultant for Izzaan, Inc. He has been on various committees for non-profit organization. Farrukh has Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from University of Rhode Island and BS from Rutgers University, N.J. |
| Noreen Tariq, Secretary, Trustee: Mrs. Tariq is a former children educator, a current event manager, and an art enthusiast. She has 15 years of experience in educating children and has been involved in the management as an Assistant Director. She has also presented workshops/ training seminars on childhood education and development of literacy through art. Given her strong background in art and design, Mrs. Tariq now operates her own company, Aesthetika, offering event management and design services. She has helped coordinate, decorate and manage various charitable events and community functions in the bay area. Mrs. Tariq, has completed Teacher/ Director certification program from Ohlone college in Fremont, CA. and is a graduate in Textile Design from National college of Arts, Lahore. |
| Majida Moon, Treasurer
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 M. Asghar Aboobaker, Founder, President Elect, Trustee: Mr. Aboobaker has worked in high tech industry for more than 30 years as a business manager as well as engineering manager at companies like Intel Corporation. Currently he is the managing director of a venture fund, K2 Ventures. He has also run businesses as CEO and is on board of startups. He has been on board of directors of more than 3 non-profit organizations in last 20 years. Asghar has Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and BSEE from NED in Karachi. |
 Raghib Hussain, Trustee: Mr. Hussain has been in high-tech industry for about twenty years. He is one of the founders of Cavium Networks. Currently he is serving as Chief Technology Officer and Corporate Vice President of Software Engineering at Cavium Networks. Prior to Cavium Networks, Mr. Hussain has held senior technical roles at Cisco, a network equipment company and Cadence Design Systems, an EDA design services company. Prior to that, Mr. Hussain served at VPNet, an enterprise security company, of which he was a founding team member. At VPNet, he was a key contributor to the design of the first commercial IPSec based VPN (Virtual Private Network) gateway. Mr. Hussain has multiple patents issued and pending. He received a BS degree in Computer Systems Engineering from NED University in Karachi, Pakistan, and an MS degree in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University. |
 Dr. Waheed Siddiqee, Trustee: Dr. Siddiqee has worked in high tech industry for more than forty years. Currently he is a teacher in a Sunnyvale high school. He has been involved in numerous non-profit organizations as a founder, officer or trustee. Dr. Siddiqee has PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota. As a trustee, he is responsible for high level policy of PACC and general guidance to the organization. |
 Syed Zafar Mohsin, Trustee: Mr. Mohsin works as a full time Mechanical Engineer in a multi-national high tech company in San Jose, CA. He earned his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Evansville, IN. He has served as a Commissioner in Milpitas Community Advisory Commission. He was awarded, ” Citizen of the Year”, for Milpitas in 2005 and he also received, “Human Relations Award”, a California state award for his community work. Mr. Mohsin advises PACC board of Trustees on governmental matters and media relations. |
 Dr. Yasmeen Haq, Trustee: Dr. Yasmeen Haq is a Pakistani-American community activist and a practicing physician in Silicon Valley. Dr. Haq graduated from Dow Medical College, Karachi, and later completed her residency in Internal Medicine at University of Southern California residency program in Los Angeles. She has worked as a primary care physician at California state medical facilities for 13 years, and currently working at outpatient clinics of Alameda County Medical Center. She has been an active member of PACC since its inception, and she is currently running PACC’s Family Music Night program which organizes monthly music events at the PACC center in San Jose, CA. She was a literary and debating secretary at Dow Medical College. She also participated in Radio Pakistan’s programs and appeared in popular youth TV shows like Farozaan. She passionately believes in the promotion of art, music and culture among Pakistani-American community to preserve their cultural heritage and identity. |
| Amena Patel, Trustee: Ms. Amena Patel has a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs with a minor in History. She moved to CA from NJ in 2001. She worked with a tax assessor in NJ and volunteered extensively in local and private schools. She was part of the group that started the DIL NY/NJ chapter. Upon moving here, Ms. Patel continued to volunteer with the SF DIL chapter. She currently serves on the board of DIL SF which is a non-profit promoting literacy in rural Pakistan. She is married to Javed Patel and has two sons ages 22 and 16. She volunteers in her son’s school as a team parent for Basketball and Volleyball for last two years. She loves to travel, reading, cooking, walking and playing sudoku! |
 Maryam Turab, Trustee: Ms. Turab has been in the Sf bay area for last 18 years. She has been in sales/marketing with high tech companies President of University of Karachi Alumni Association in Bay area. Director of Urdu Writers Society of North America (Northern California). She has been involved in many local charities. She has Masters in Geology from Karachi University. |
 Amjad Noorani, Advisor to the board: Mr. Noorani is a retired Physical Therapist and Safety Consultant. Graduated, University of Karachi, College of Physiotherapy, 1970. He has served on boards and committees of professional organizations at state and local levels. He is currently contributing to projects/activities of the Pakistani-American community and supports education for the underprivileged and education reform in Pakistan. He serves on the Advisory Council of The Citizens Foundation, USA (TCF-USA) and also as Secretary of the International Coalition for Education Reform in Pakistan (ICERP) |
Objectives
- To promote positive and intellectual image of Pakistani culture and history through classes, seminars, conventions, panel discussion, performing arts events, special day events, newsletter, and TV programs.
- To provide a social networking platform through games, sports, family activities, library, etc.
- To provide social counseling through legal, financial, career and other counseling.
- To Co-sponsor events/activities with other like minded organization.
General Policy Framework
- Language of Communication: English.
- Democratic process with great respect for all opinions and reasonable compromises to keep the team spirit and integrity in mind.
- Active participation by both genders at all levels.
- Activities based on demand and availability of champions and resources.
- No sponsorship of political or religious activities.
- Project highest quality and integrity in all activities and actions.