Mubarak Bashir has joined Action for a Better Community (ABC) as its new Vice President of Youth & Community Services. He succeeds Naimah Sierra who retired late in 2021 after 22 years of service to ABC and the Rochester community.
Mubarak Bashir has extensive experience in nonprofit management, including program administration, strategic planning, and building effective partnerships. His career has been dedicated to improving the community and helping individuals move towards self-sufficiency. Prior to joining Greyston in 2020 as Regional Director of its Rochester Center for Open Hiring, he worked at the Urban League of Rochester for over 11 years in a variety of roles, which included leading its workforce development programs. At Greyston, he introduced their Open Hiring® model to the Rochester community, to assist local businesses in creating more inclusive workforces and create job opportunities for individuals who face barriers to employment.
Mr. Bashir holds an MPA from the SUNY Brockport, where he was inducted into the Pi Alpha Alpha Honors Society, and a Bachelor’s in Sociology/Criminology from Millersville University in Pennsylvania. He currently serves on the boards of Urban Choice Charter School and Conscious Capitalism Rochester, as well as previously serving as a board observer at the United Way of Greater Rochester. He was recognized as one of Rochester Business Journal’s 2020 Forty Under 40. He is also a 2021 graduate of the Leadership Rochester Program and United Way’s 2019 African American Leadership Development Program where he was nominated by his peers as the class representative.
Action for a Better Community, Inc. is a community action agency that provides services to assist people in becoming more self-sufficient. ABC responds to many issues in Monroe and Ontario County that affect residents’ lives, including healthcare, early childhood education, substance abuse, employment, economic literacy, youth services, and community building.
For additional information, call 325-5116 or visit www.abcinfo.org.
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