Shereen Founder & Executive Smile Director

A proud new parent and mom, Shereen is currently the founding director for Create a Smile. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance from Cal State Long Beach in 2003 and continued her education with an Executive Masters in Business in Strategic & Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University in 2008. She has extensive experience in banking, healthcare administration & business development. She made the switch to nonprofit 6 years ago when her nephew was diagnosed with childhood cancer. Her passion and love for children has become a primary goal to bring influence to many children through her efforts at Create A Smile. Shereen is currently a proud member of the AFPOC, Association of Fundraising Professionals in OC, and sits as a board member of The Majlis under the leadership of Shaykh Jamaal Diwan & Shaykha Muslema Purmel. She is grateful and blessed for husband, Fouad Elgohari as they hobble through the first year of parenthood with their son, Umar Al-Faruq.

Radwa Moussa-Youssef Co-Founder & Program Smile Director

Radwa is behind all smiles created at Create A Smile. Radwa graduated with her Business Administration degree from Cairo Egypt, Ain Shams University in 2004 and currently runs a real estate company with her husband Tamer. She is a full-time mother of three beautiful children, Zein (12), Malak (11) and Aya (3). Her first-hand experience with childhood cancer began in 2013 when Zein was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. She joined Create A Smile to bring about change in the cancer world that she knows is needed. Her recent accomplishment earlier this year, was becoming a published author to her book ‘Zein – A tale of darkness and light’ published in Arabic and became a bestseller in Egypt and the Middle East Region. Radwa is currently translating her book in English to continue to spread her message of hope across the globe.

Shareef Amer Board Member

Shareef joined Create a Smile in 2018 as a member of the Board of Directors. In his capacity as a Board member, Shareef uses his legal expertise to help mitigate risk while guiding Create a Smile towards achieving its long term goals. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 2010, Shareef went on to study at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Following graduation from law school in 2013, Shareef began his career in the field of sports law within the University of Michigan Athletic Department. Personal and career aspirations led Shareef and his wife, Kallie, to move to Los Angeles, where he currently serves as the Director of Athletic Compliance at CSUN. Shareef’s motivation for becoming involved in Create a Smile stemmed largely from witnessing the impact that Childhood Cancer had on families close to him. He saw firsthand how easy it is for a family to grasp at signs of hope and seek positivity during a period of time when they are often bombarded with negativity. Shareef tries to use his skill set to help Create a Smile maximize the impact the organization has on its SmileChildren and their families. Shareef and his wife, Kallie, have been married since 2012 and are the proud parents of their son Tarek, born in 2017 and Ziyad born in 2019. In his spare time, Shareef enjoys playing and watching sports, especially soccer, hiking, exercising, and enjoying time with his family.