Our Team
For youth, by youth
At Happy Brain Education, we stay closely connected to the communities we serve. Over 80% of our staff and volunteers are young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and over 35% bring lived experience that shapes how we work.
Governance
Our Board
Leaders with professional expertise and lived experience who guide Happy Brain Education’s vision and impact.
Mohammed Yassin
Chair
Omar Al-Kassab
Board Member
Hamid Khattak
Board Member
Hans Moningka
Board Member
Adam Zanaty
Board Member
Linna Abdi
Board Observer
Leadership
Executive Team
The team setting strategy and driving programs across equity, academy and growth.
Teba Mazin
CEO
Israa Hameed
Head of Operations (Equity)
Lina Benserai
Head of HBE Academy
Zaynab Ibraheem
Head of Growth
Operations
Management Team
Day-to-day leaders keeping curriculum, grants and student experience strong.
Lin Ng
Curriculum Manager
Yi Yi Yeap
Grants Manager
Zahra Almosawy
Student Experience Manager
Programs
Equity Team
The people delivering mentoring, scholarships and equity programs alongside our students.
Maryam Nasim
Tamanna Bharaneedharan
Selma Hassan
Pranay Pius
Caitlin Gorry
Student Voice
Student Advisory Committee
Students shaping programs so support stays relevant, trusted and grounded in real experience.
Rushda Anees
Manager
Batoul Aoda
Saifullah Ahmadi
Syeda Misha Hassan
Shir Agha Jafari
Manshae Raza
Mentors
Mentors who walk alongside students
Our mentors provide accountability, encouragement and guidance throughout the year — helping students build confidence both inside and outside the classroom.
Abdul Rahman
Amna
Anisah
Arian
Batool
Caitlin
Elisia
Emaan
Emma
Esraa
Hamzah
Malshi
Maryam
Mostafa
Olivia
Safa
Shaiza
Taaha
Teresa
Vatsal
Zainab
