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Sajjad Haiderali – Network Engineer; Heena Musabji – Lawyer, Co-Founder PBN

September 22, 2018 @ 12:00 am

Sajjad Haiderali:nSajjad is a network engineer with over six years of experience specializing in packet-optical transport platform. He is currently employed with Juniper Networks working as a technical support engineer, assisting vendors globally with everyday tasks such as implementing and scaling optical networks, and troubleshooting issues that subsequently arise. The unique position of working as a support engineer affords him the ability to work with clients and engineering teams, pursuing his passion of mentoring clients and being mentored by industry veterans. Sajjad attended Western University for Software Engineering and has been working in the networking industry ever since.nnHeena Musabji:nThe first person to volunteer with Pro Bono Network and one of the individuals most responsible for its growth, Heena took on the role of PBN Board President prior to coming on as staff. She is simultaneously the Principal Attorney at the Musabji Law Offices, focusing on immigration and nationality law.nnPreviously, Ms. Musabji was a partner at Amal Law Group heading the immigration department. She was CAIR-Chicago’s first Staff Attorney, counseling its constituency on civil rights and immigration. During and after law school, Heena served as the Director of the Sex Trafficking Opposition and Prevention Project with the International Human Rights Law Institute were she worked on legislation and advocacy of minors forced into sex tourism in Costa Rica. She worked with the National Immigrant Justice Center throughout law school, and continues with the organization as a volunteer.nnShe recently served as Vice President of the Board for the Muslim Civil Liberties Union, and is also on the board at her mosque. Heena has been on the board at West Suburban Montessori School and at the Terraces of Oak Park. She holds B.S. in Finance from Siena College and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.