People of New Horizon School Westside

A group of NHSW students dressed in vibrant traditional African attire
A group of NHSW students dressed in vibrant traditional African attire

Faculty, Staff & Board of Trustees

Team Select Filter

Dalal Hassouna-Antabli

Head of School

Dr. Noraini A. Welsh

Elementary Director

Kafa Doufash

Preschool/Religious Studies Director

Nadia Chaudhry

Development Director

Liriye Amina Kaleli

School Office Coordinator

Madina Mohammed

Administrative Assistant

Sandra Pinson

Business Assistant

Rima Safieddine

Preschool I Teacher

Ayesha Jannat

Preschool II Teacher

Nancy Shinnawi

TK Teacher

Amna Elnour

Kindergarten Teacher

Dilshad Rahman

First Grade Teacher

Jane Mahdy

Second Grade Teacher

Nisrin Kadri

Third Grade Teacher

Sana Hussein

Fourth Grade Teacher

Judy Kadri

Fifth Grade Teacher
Board of Trustees

Adam Fakhri currently serves as Vice President of International Trading Company, a global diversified manufacturer and distributor of reusable textile products. Prior to this, he has 8 years of experience in finance and accounting as a Vice President with the Investment Banking division of Jefferies & Company, Inc. in Los Angeles. He was responsible a variety of transactions for middle market clients including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity transactions. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1998 with a B.S. in Economics with a specialization in finance and entrepreneurial management. He is actively involved with a variety of charitable and social organizations and is currently Co-President of the Los Angeles Chapter of Developments in Literacy (DIL), serves on the Board of Bank of Whittier, Board Chair of New Horizon School Westside and on the Advisory Council of the Independent School Alliance. He lives in Brentwood with his wife, Maliha, and two daughters, Amber and Sofia.