Karim was appointed to the governing board of Maternity Mental Health Now in June 2023.
Karim is a Gas Operations Supervisor for Downey Base at SoCalGas with multiple years of experience doing volunteer work with various nonprofits. He manages a team of 23 employees that perform leakage work on underground gas lines, maintain the gas infrastructure, and ensure the public is receiving clean and reliable energy across 6 different cities.
Prior to joining MMHN, Karim worked with the Red Cross, Special Olympics, Friends of the Los Angeles River, and many other small nonprofits to help improve his communities. He has led teams at Costco Wholesale and now for SoCalGas. In his free time, he enjoys mentoring the youth through coaching basketball and loves cooking for his friends and family. He graduated with his Bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly Pomona, completed a project management certification program at CalTech, and is currently working on his Master’s degree from the University of Arizona.
Latinos LEAD promotes more inclusive and effective civil society organizations by preparing and recruiting Latinos for nonprofit board leadership; helping nonprofit organizations to develop governing boards that reflect their constituents; and, collaborating with partners to increase ethnic diversity in nonprofit governance.
