Gabriel Dvoskin - Co-Founder/Executive Director 
Over the last 15 years, Gabriel worked for media outlets such as PBS, BBC or Reuters, and as a media consultant for the United Nations and the World Bank. He conducted media and communication programs in Latin America, former Yugoslavia and East Timor before coming to Afghanistan in 2002. He holds a Master in Media and International Relations from UC Berkeley.
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Sebastien Turbot - Co-Founder/Executive Director 
Sebastien designed sustainable development and social communication strategies for diverse clients ranging from PricewaterhouseCoopers to The Asia Foundation. He has worked as a researcher for a TV program in France. Since his arrival to Kabul in 2002, Sebastien has built an extensive knowledge of the Afghan media scene. Sebastien graduated from the leading Paris Institute of Political Science.
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Amaury Coste - Co-Founder/Executive Director 
Amaury has a background in marketing, sales and consulting for the private sector in France, where he worked for companies such a Decathlon and Michael Page. He has been working in media and communication in Afghanistan since 2002, when he opened Media Action International mission in Kabul. As a MAI Head of Mission, he launched several projects and traveled to nearly 30 Afghan provinces. He holds a degree from the MBAI business school in Paris.
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Mustafa Babak - Country Director 
Former deputy country manager of US based NGO Equal Access, Mustafa brings to Sayara 7 years of solid experience in project management and qualitative outreach programs, particularly through radio. In 2008, Mustafa worked in AN&B 1, a leading communication agency in Berlin, as part of a program organized by the German embassy in Kabul for successful young professionals. Mustafa is a graduate of Lycee Franco – Afghan De Peshawar and holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the same school.
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Aziz Elias  - Senior Production Manager
Aziz brings creativity, high sensibility and more than 10 years experience in radio, video and theater. An award-winner playwright and radio producer, Aziz worked for over 6 years in the BBC New Home New Life program. He joined Sayara to conduct large-scale mobile theater campaigns in 2004. He later became the radio and video manager to overview the complete production process of all projects. A graduated from Journalism at Kabul University, he participated in international theatre courses. Aziz was awarded first prize for his play on the history of Afghanistan in the Kabul Theatre Festival in September 2005.
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Hashema Hashemi- Radio manager
Prior to Sayara, Hashema worked as newspaper editor and reporter for Hindukush News Agency and Kabul Weekly, as a scriptwriter and producer with IRIN (UNDP) and as radio producer with IMPACS. As radio manager with Sayara, Hashema coordinates production schedules, programming, and is in charge of the main studio. Hashema has traveled Afghanistan with roving Outside Recording shows for women in 2004 and 2005.
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Clara Hall - Art Director 
Prior to joining Sayara, Clara worked as a freelance graphic designer in Sweden. She created various communication materials for several clients such as the Royal Palace of Drottningholm and jewellery designers Dada's Diamonds. She is also an experienced illustrator familiar with many different techniques. Clara obtained her Master of Fine Arts at Konstfack University College of Arts Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden in 2005.
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Naheed Rustami – Administration Manager
Naheed’s background is in finance, administration. She started in 2002 as General Officer with Canadian Media NGO IMPACS, later as Report Writer consultant for Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) in Peshawar, and finally joined Sayara as Administration Manager. She supervises nearly 20 people under her section. Naheed holds a degree with honors in Business & Administration from Karadan Institute. In the last years she has worked as a volunteer English teacher for women and children with different organizations.
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Asim Ali – Operations Manager
Asim joined Sayara in 2005, after working in Pakistan and Afghanistan as an auditor for over three years. He is responsible for all finance, administration, HR and logistics at Sayara. He notably ensures strict cost accounting, financial reporting, sound internal control procedures, HR policies and financial reporting. He also constantly liaises with the authorities to guarantee full and up to date compliancy with relevant Afghan laws. Asim obtained his bachelors degree in Economics and Journalism from University of Punjab (Pakistan) in 2000 and did his foundation and intermediate of Chartered Accountancy from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan in 2003.
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