Sabira S. Alloo graduated in May 2003 from The University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in International Development and a concentration in French.  She currently is completing a double Master's degree in International Relations and Urban Planning at the University of Southern California.  She has a commitment to social justice issues and public policy and has worked at a variety of national and international institutions including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Federation of Labor, and United Nations Children Education Fund in Tanzania.  In addition she is deeply involved in community affairs, formerly serving as the Coordinator of a Women's Shelter for Domestic Violence,  and presently as Vice President of Human Rights Action and Administrator of a local Sunday School.  As Social Chair of the SoCal Chapter she looks forward to putting together many exciting and productive events for Muslim Professionals in the area.