Abdul Latif Howard
abdullatifhoward@sscboard.org
Chairman of the Board, Northeast Region rep., Executive Committee, Waliyy Circle, Fundraising Committee, ByLaws Committee
Abdul Latif first took hand with our guide in 2005. He completed the Masters in Divinity program through USHS in 2014. He and his wife Zulaykha anchor a Sufi Community in RI with weekly classes and dhikr and also host events in their home. When not tending to SSC matters he works as an acupuncturist and enjoys spending time with his grandson, walking his Husky companion Eclips, and sailing in Narragansett Bay.
Rahim Jon Bushard
rahimbushard@sscboard.org
Secretary, Midwest region rep., Beloveds In Need Committee, National Gathering Committee
Rahim Jon Bushard represents the Minnesota community on the SSC board. He was first exposed to the Sufi path through his beloved Yasmine Cindy Libman when she and he hosted our Guide Sidi in their home in 2011. He took hand at that time but only since 2018, has he stepped more fully onto the Path. He is presently serving as tech support for the Institute for Spiritual Healing and as a participant in the Advanced Sufi Walking Three class with Ibrahim Jaffe and Salima Adelstein.
Sukayna Ronda Mau
sukaynamau@sscboard.org
Northwest region rep., Programming Committee, ByLaws Committee, Waliyy Circle
The two words that best describe my life experience is being a seeker to understand and live the deeper meanings of existence, and a love of service. I discovered the opening to this path’s understandings and transformations to be what I had been looking for my whole life, and met Sidi as my journey’s guide in 2004.
As a psychotherapist for almost 40 years, I have been so grateful for all I have learned from Sidi about many secrets to healing that have helped my clients and myself. I have 2 adult children and 4 amazing grandchildren, each with their own bright light. My husband crossed the barrier between this world and eternity almost 20 years ago, after 25 years of marriage.
Allah kept me in the Sufi University from 2004-2019, as always a student (but only the tuition paying kind for 3 years, and part of the teaching/support team for the remainder of those years, except for a short break in the middle). Since late 2017, Allah has continued to grow my faith and love for Him by the gift of serving on the community Nonprofit Board of Directors. I chair the Program Committee to continue to spread the wisdom of the teachings and support others in expressing what Allah has put in their hearts to share. Please visit the program pages on this website to see all that is available.
My door and heart are always open if you may wish to walk the path side by side together for a while, or even if you simply have questions. I may not have answers, but I am grateful to sit with hearts as we seek and ponder together, seeking Allah’s guidance.
Amin Daniel Colman
amincolman@sscboard.org
Southwest region rep., Land Committee, National Gathering Committee
Amin Colman embarked on his journey with Sufism in 2008 when he was invited to a Sufi healing workshop in Northern California. Immediately he discovered his passion for the depth and profundity of the Sufi path and soon after enrolled in the University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism in 2011. He graduated from the Peacemaking Master’s program at USHS in 2017 and is now a part-time faculty member at the University. He loves sharing his love of the Sufi path with others and loves focusing on practical applications for personal healing and spiritual transformation. He lives in Los Angles, CA.
Sa’id Tom Mangino
saidmangino@sscboard.org
Mid-Atlantic region rep.
Exposed to the Sufi path many years ago, it wasn’t until 2010 that the door opened for Sa’id. Believing he was done with teachers and gurus, he still chuckles at how upon meeting Sidi he immediately took hand with him. He recently completed the Master of Divinity program through the University of Sufism, and is actively involved with the local Asheville community. On a rotating basis with other beloveds, he routinely holds dhikr and community gatherings at his home (always with the heartfelt support of his wife Lynn). Working as a project manager in Asheville, he uses Sufi teachings to quell tensions and offer solutions to misunderstandings and conflicts that often erupt between contractors and homeowners.
He delights in sharing Sidi’s message whenever Allah prompts him to do so.
Rachida Rabiah Faid
rachidafaid@sscboard.org
Southeast region rep., Waliyy Circle
Dr. Rachida Faid is an education and spiritual consultant. She has a PhD in Curriculum, Instruction and Administration from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, an ABD PhD in Linguistics, a Master’s in English Language and Linguistics from Université de Sorbonne, France, and a Bachelor’s in English Literature and Language from Morocco. She is a children and youth summer camps director. She is a Shadhiliyya Sufi Muqaddam, a clinical hypnotherapist, a Reiki Master, and a spiritual life coach. She taught TESOL, pedagogy and applied linguistics at Florida Atlantic University, Staten Island University, the University of Nebraska, the University of Phoenix Online, Lincoln public schools, and in the Middle East in UAE, Qatar and Bahrain Universities. She is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
Shams Tara Wesley
shamswesley@sscboard.org
South Central sub., Operations Manager, Programming Committee, Fundraising Committee, Finance Committee, Waliyy Circle, National Gathering Committee, ByLaws Committee
Shams has been a student walking the Sufi path since 2000. She is a graduate of, former employee of, and former board member of the the University of Sufism. She was the primary editor and project manager of the Sidi transcription books published by SSC and she compiled a handbook for healers, Sufi Healing Techniques. Shams served Allah as an acupuncture physician, Chinese herbalist, bodyworker, and spiritual healer for over two decades. She brings her enthusiasm, passion, and love for helping others into her work for SSC.
Jamil Max Voce
jamilvoce@sscboard.org
Northern CA region rep., Land Committee, Fundraising Committee
Jamil is from California. He came to Islam in early 2021 through the transmissions of a community of Sidi’s students in Northern California. Now he seeks closeness to Allah through land stewardship and knowledge and practice of the deen.
Daoud Edward Lewis
daoudlewis@sscboard.org
Southeast region rep., Finance Committee
I initially took the promise with Sidi in Maui in 2001. Then I started attending the University in 2002 at Lake Arrowhead for Sufi Healing. Spent over a year living and working on the Land in Pope Valley. In 2009 I attended many of the classes as well as various zawiyahs. Was elected to the SSC Board of directors and served for 2 years, including 1 year as Treasurer. Over the years, I’ve worked on a wide variety of projects and plans to develop the Land at Pope Valley. In 2020 I moved to Florida and finished 4 years at ISH in June 2021, receiving my Masters In Divinity.
Abdallah Andrew Houck
abdallahhouck@sscboard.org
Northwestern region rep.
Dr. Andrew Abdallah Houck has studied and followed the Sufi teachings brought by Sidi Muhammad al Jamal, since 2007. He lived in the Farm of Peace community for over a decade, as well as in the Minnesota and PNW communities. He completed the Masters of Divinity program in Counseling and Peacemaking, through the University of Sufism, in 2012. He has served as a sound board operator at various Sufi Schools, and University of Sufism class sessions; and as contributor to the Sidi Muhammad teaching compilation books and as an editor on a few of the later books published by Sidi Muhammad Press. He is also a contributor to the Mercy Circle Ministry; offers readings and explanation of Sufi teachings on the SSC sponsored morning calls, and gives a regular Saturday morning Litany recitation. He currently gives ministry to the South part of Wasco County, Oregon as vice-chair of the White River Health District board of directors; as a Natural Medicine Practitioner in private practice; as a faculty member in the nursing school of the local community college; and by educating about permaculture-style regenerative agriculture at his home gardens. He and his wife, Shamsa, also host beloveds at their house, for the traditional Sufi retreat practice.
