Our Team

Under Richard’s leadership, FESF’s Deaf Reach Program was initiated in 1995, growing to seven Deaf Reach Schools, Colleges & Training Centers providing education, skills training and employment to the Deaf community in Pakistan.

Muh. Osama manages the implementation and business assessment of all critical aspects of FESF, including Financial, Administration, Legal Compliance, and Human Resource departments.

Sarah’s responsibilities include oversight of the key impact programs, expanding FESF’s visibility, donor relations, and developing the strategic plan of FESF.

Anita brings 30+ years of experience in the education and development sectors to lead the highly impactful Eduserve Program, focused on building capacity in youth, corporate employees, parents and educators.

Manages the oversight of essential affairs and ensures quality maintenance of FESF’s infrastructure and assets, as well as planning the deployment of material and resources.

Mehrin is the daughter of Sir Iftikhar Ahmed (Deaf), founder of the Boltay Haath PTV program. She manages Deaf Reach’s Pakistan Sign Language (PSL) creation and content development and is Deaf Reach’s PSL brand ambassador.

Leads curriculum and management of schools, teacher training and development; directs registration and affiliation of DRS’ Secondary, Higher Secondary and Colleges with Education departments and relevant boards.

Ali is FESF’s longest serving Deaf employee, joining as a teacher in 1999. Now working as Regional Manager, Ali has also served as Principal of Deaf Reach’s Sukkur & Nawabshah campuses, and plays a leading role in Job Placement and PSL Development.

Responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day affairs of FESF and the Deaf Reach Program, including HR functions, process optimization, and program implementation and evaluation.

Faysal is responsible for developing and executing strategic marketing campaigns, and building partnerships that can maximize the reach and impact of FESF’s programs.

With 3 decades of experience in social development, teacher training and early learning programs, Maria currently engages in resource mobilization, helping to manage and guide FESF’s support strategies and targets.

Francis has over 30 years in the social development field, and presently focuses on donor engagement and resource mobilization, both locally and internationally, to help build capacity across FESF’s programs and projects.

Ovais Iqbal is a Canada based Pakistani humanitarian and Director Systems at Cisco, Canada. He serves as Deaf Reach’s Goodwill Ambassador for North America. In recognition of his service to FESF, Cisco awarded him with the Global Community Hero Award 2019.

Ali Raza oversees the day-to-day affairs of all Deaf Reach campuses, making regular visits to ensure that quality standards are upheld, and developing assessments for FESF’s contractors, drivers and support staff.

Naila manages the internal and external Deaf Reach communications; updating employees and the general public about current and upcoming events, organizing and planning of visits, and coordination of volunteers.

Shayan manages all Zakat funds and coordinates with a 3-member Shariah advisory committee ensuring that all donations and funds are expensed according to Shariah guidelines.