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DR. SAMAH BKHAITANHead of School
Email: headofschool@ayatampa.com Dr. Samah Bkhaitan is a deeply passionate educator with a focus on providing outstanding student education and robust leadership. She is an expert in curriculum design, accreditation processes, student/faculty advisory, counseling, classroom instruction, improvement planning and procedural design. She has worked within multiple academic capacities, all the while achieving various educational degrees, the last of which is an Ed.D. with a specialization in Educational Leadership. Over the past few years, she moved into roles of progressive leadership where she worked as a teacher, counselor, vice-principal and head of school at Arizona Cultural Academy. In addition, Dr. Samah has been profoundly engaged in the school accreditation process with Cognia, previously called AdvancED, as a chair of the accreditation committee. Her recent recognition was for “Extraordinary Achievement Drive for Excellence and Leadership," awarded by her school. Dr. Samah is very committed to her work with high expectations, starting with her. She believes in team work and admires educators and education as the core of society. |
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dr. DALLAL KAHOOKDirector of Teaching and Learning Email: tldirector@ayatampa.com Dallal Kahook joined AYA’s administration team in 2019 as the Middle School Division Lead and is now the Director of Teaching and Learning. Dallal is a Florida born education professional that has recently relocated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She has a background in biology, business management and educational leadership. She has over 15 years of experience working in private American curriculum schools in various roles including Director of Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, Division Principal and Vice Principal. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, an MBA and is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in Education Leadership at Nova Southeastern University. Her teaching experience includes teaching middle and high school students in science and business subjects. As a certified Professional Development Trainer, she believes in developing and empowering all school community members to fulfill shared goals and targets. She is a passionate educator with a child-centric approach to instruction. In line with our school’s vision, she is committed to academic excellence to nurture our youth to be successful 21st-century global citizens. She is very excited to be part of our dynamic team to fulfill the needs of our students to be global-minded purpose-driven Muslim leaders. |
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Dr. Omar Abed |
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sr. sadia zamanMiddle School Department Lead Email: mslead@ayatampa.com |
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SR. Senchal Ghanem |
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Sr. Tosha Murphy-PHilonEarly Childhood Lead Ext. 206 Email: eclead@ayatampa.com |
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Br. Thomas Bronson |
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sr. Manar Ettyem
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Sr. Oraib AsadFood Service Supervisor
Email: oasad@ayatampa.com |
SR. WAFA FAHDA |
Br. Jack LaskowitzController
Email: controller@ayatampa.com 
SR. RAZAAN MOHAMMADOffice Lead
Email: officelead@ayatampa.com |
Br. Nabil SalehAthletic Director
Email: athletics@ayatampa.com 
Sr. Lara Ibrahim |
Sr. Eman MitwalliSchool Nurse
Email: emitwalli@ayatampa.com |
Sr. deanna mustafaSchool Nurse
Email: dmustafa@ayatampa.com |
sUPPORT staff
Sr. Fattimah ArafatReceptionist
Email: Receptionist@ayatampa.com |
Sr. Sylvia SaadReceptionist
Email: Receptionist2@ayatampa.com |
SR. GEMMA LINTONAccounts Receivable
Email: glinton@ayatampa.com |
Sr. Ruba AlsaderAdministrative Support
Email: ralsader@ayatampa.com |
Sr. Alaa SilkAccounts Payable
Email: asilk@ayatampa.com |
