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Oakland International Academy is run by a five member Board of Directors which is responsible for the overall operation of the school.  The Board meets monthly and hires a Management Company to take care of staffing, program development, and day-to-day operational needs of the school. 

Dr. Alaa Elmoursi
President
Term Ends: June 30, 2011
Alaa Elmoursi holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and currently works as a Principal Engineer at Eaton Innovation Center. He was one of the founders of Oakland International Academy and has served on its Board since the school inception in September 1999. He brings management skills and strategic planning skills to the Board. In addition his engineering background has been very useful in the school's construction, renovation and expansion projects.

Dr. Rafil Basheer
Vice-President
Term Ends: June 30, 2011
Rafil Basheer holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry and currently is a part time faculty at Oakland University and a research consultant at Materia Chemica LLC. He has over 23 years of research experience at General Motors and Delphi research labs and many years of teaching at local universities. He has been associated with the board of OIA since 2003.

Dr. Ahmed ElBohy
Treasurer
Term Ends: June 30th, 2011
Dr. ElBohy has a Ph.D. Biomechanics, WSU, 1988. He currently is a Senior Specialist, Vehicle Safety Office, Chrysler Group LLC. This is his second term serving on the Board. He brings management and technical expertise to enhance the current board ability to execute their strategic planning and future expansion projects.

Mr. Mohamed Abdi
Secretary
Term Ends: June 30, 2011
Mr. Abdi is a Scholar of Islamic Studies, Imam of Dawa Center in Highland Park, MI. He holds a BSC in EE from State University of New York and has worked 10 years for Electronic Data Systems(EDS) as a Systems Engineer. He has fulfilled requirements for Masters Degree at Oakland University in Computer Engineering and brings social and technical diversity to the board.

Mr. Moududur Rahman
Member
Term Ends: June 2010



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