Meet The Board Members

Dr. Murtaza is an Anesthesiologist affiliated with Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Rauf  has been a member of Owensboro community for over 2o-years. He is a caring father a loving husband and an outstanding community member. He is a very humble and kind hearted person. He is passionate about helping others and very much involved in helping International refugees.

Dr. Shaukat is Gastroenterologist working for Deaconness Hospital. He is the founder and CEO of MASIHA Free Specialty Clinic & Mobile Food Pantry. He is dedicated and very passionate about healthcare for all and fighting against food insecurities in the Tri-state area. He has proven to be a great servant leader and devoted to this cause. 

Naheed has been serving Owensboro community for almost 2 decades. She chairs several boards and is well known in Owensboro community. She is the Vice President of Owensboro Human Relations Commission, professor at Brescia University. She is very humble, kind hearted person and very passionately dedicated to helping refugees. 

Dr. Khan is highly trained in interventional spine medicine. Dr. Khan is a very kind hearted humble and down to earth human-being. In his free time, Dr. Khan enjoys playing tennis and cricket, in addition to swimming and hunting. Dr. khan has a history of volunteer work, having participated in a tuberculosis prevention program in remote villages in India, as well as a polio immunization program. He is a board member of the Masiha Specialty Clinic & Mobile Food Pantry.

Aziz Mehrzad, MD, FACP, is currently a physician working for Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana since 2003. He studied medicine in Hamburg, Germany and did his residency and fellowship in New York City. As an immigrant himself he wants to share experiences and help immigrant and refugee communities. 

Erum is an Attorney very well respected in the community. She has been serving as a Secretary and board member for Islamic Society Of Evansville & MASIHA. Erum has excelled in servant leadership and chairs many boards. Erum is very kind hearted, & polite person. She loves cats and does graphic design as her hobby. She is well respected in the community and community at large and always ready to help others. She was very touched with the cause of helping refugees and jumped right on to serve as a board member for IRRC. Erum brings in a wealth of knowledge in legal affairs and grant writing and she is a huge asset for IRRC. She registered the Organization in record time with her skills and prompt follow up. IRRC got its tax exempt status in record time 3-months.  We are blessed to have her on our board.

Shahla has a career in Quality Assurance and worked for Mead Johnson as an analyst. She is a very organized and analytical person, very passionate for this cause. She has put in numerous hours planning and executing for IRRC. She is dedicated servant leader. She has coordinated several donations from other organizations. She has extensive knowledge about refugees as she has dedicated all her talent and resources for this great cause.

Samee is a Pharmacist working for a reputed chain in Henderson, KY. He has been serving as a treasurer for two major non-profit organizations. He is dedicated to the well being of others. He is passionate about helping the refugees as he is an immigrant himself.