Rafif Jouejati
Rafif Jouejati, the current President of Baytna’s Board of Directors, has extensive political, humanitarian, and civil society experience in Syria. She also serves on the Board of Directors of The Day After and Nonviolence International. Rafif is also the co-founder and director of the Foundation to Restore Equality and Education in Syria (FREE Syria) and is a founding member of the Syrian Women’s Political Network. A secular feminist, she has published analytical pieces and op-eds on Syria, including a chapter in the book The Syria Dilemma, and is a frequent media commentator and public speaker. Rafif is the CEO of a consulting company that helps client organizations evolve to higher levels of capacity and maturity through business development, targeted training, and strategic communication. She holds a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and a Bachelor's in International Relations.
Sabiha Khalil
Sabiha Khalil is a feminist advocate and a political activist. She is a founding member of the Syrian Kurdish first non-partisan women organization "Komela Jin" and the Syrian Women’s Network. She is also a founding member of the SWPM and has served as a member of the SWMP General Secretariat. She is also a member of the SWPM’s National Consultations. In December 2019, Ms. Khalil was selected to be a member of the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC) as part of the delegation to the Syrian Talks in Geneva. She is a graduate of the University of Homs, Faculty of Literature – English Literature, and was an English teacher in Aleppo.