Abdullah Pat Aylward
abdullahaylward@sscboard.org
North Central region rep., Board Chair, Executive Committee, Outreach Committee, Fundraising Committee
Abdullah Patrick Aylward, Board Chair, is a Muqaddam Murrabi Ruhi and founder of Sufi Center Minnesota. He took bay’ah with Sidi Muhammad al Jamal in 2002. He graduated from the University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism in 2005. He has been a board member and officer of a number of non-profits. He was a Board member of Project for Pride in Living (PPL) from 1985-2010 and served as its Chair from 2001-2007. PPL is a large Minnesota non-profit organization whose mission is to provide housing, job training and education for poor and moderate income people. He served as Treasurer of Shadhiliyya Sufi Communities (SSC) from 2005-2009. He served as Co-Chair of the University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism from 2009-2015.
Ruhayyah Andrea Ferrante
ruhayyahferrante@sscboard.org
Northeast region rep., Vice-Chair, Executive Committee, Governance Committee, Outreach Committee
Rahim Jon Bushard
rahimbushard@sscboard.org
Midwest region rep., Treasurer, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Beloveds In Need Committee, Projects 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.
Aziz Jack Sanford
azizsanford@sscboard.org
South Central region rep., Secretary, Executive Committee, Outreach Committee, Fundraising Committee, Land Committee
Jannah Betty Godlas
jannahgodlas@sscboard.org
Southeast region rep., Beloveds In Need Committee, Governance Committee
Amin Daniel Colman
amincolman@sscboard.org
Southwest region rep., Land 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.
Halwa Tracey Panuschka
halwapanuschka@sscboard.org
Northern CA & Hawaii rep., Projects Committee, Land Committee
There is nothing, only Allah (swa).
Hassan Roy Martin
hassanmartin@sscboard.org
Northwest region rep., Finance Committee, Fundraising Committee
Kamila Carolyn Shenmen
kamilashenmen@sscboard.org
South Central region rep., Governance Committee, Projects Committee
