Dara joined AFAC as Development and Partnerships Manager in 2025, bringing over 16 years of experience in organizational development, fundraising, and program leadership across the Arab region and Africa. Before joining AFAC, she served as Regional Head of Programs at Bloom, where she led multi-country teams and entrepreneurship programs that supported more than 500 social enterprises and 20 ecosystem organizations. Dara began her career in communications and digital strategy, working with startups, agencies, and global platforms. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce with a major in Marketing from Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business and an Executive MBA in Strategic Leadership from the Valar Institute of the Quantic School of Business and Technology.