Local Hero: Aziza Hasan, A Skilled Mediator Who Builds Coalitions

Nominee Name: Aziza Hasan
Title: Executive Director, NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change

About Aziza Hasan

Aziza Hasan is the Executive Director of NewGround. She has extensive experience in program management and coalition building.

An experienced mediator and conflict transformation practitioner, she has co-facilitated multiple groups. Aziza’s work has been featured on National Public Radio, Yahoo News, MSN, “Speaking of Faith” with Krista Tippett, the United States Institute for Peace, Arabic Radio and Television, the Forward, the New York Times, and the LA Times. Her two years of AmeriCorps service gave her hands-on experience in community organizing and group problem-solving. She earned the “President’s Volunteer Service Award” in 2006 under President George W. Bush. Aziza served on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships from 2015-2016.

Aziza currently serves on the Los Angeles Civil and Human Rights Commission.