Mohamad Shaaf, MBA, PhD and Susan Hassed, PhD, CGC

Mohamad and Susan are the founding members of the Foundation that was incorporated in 2021 and received 501(c)3 designation in 2022.

Mohamad began his residential rental business in 1990 as a side job while on faculty at the University of Central Oklahoma. When he and Susan married, they continued and grew the business. During their life together, they discovered that they both had concerns about homelessness and those who were living at the margins of society. Through the residential rentals they came to see that many single mothers were struggling to raise their children in a safe home in good repair. Many of their long-term tenants are single mothers who have not seen a rent increase during the years they have been renting.

Mohamad is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Central Oklahoma, an empirical research-analyst and has published on a variety of economic issues in professional journals, using Artificial Intelligence, Dynamic Programing, and Econometric Models. His scholarly work and recent articles can be found on Google Scholar.

Susan retired from her position as the Director of the Genetic Counseling Program and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 2018. Her scholarly work can be found on Google Scholar. She now manages the residential rental property business that she and Mohamad have built. She also spends her time making art via photography and sculpture (ironwood-art.net).

Ashley Manning, JD

Ashley received her undergraduate degree in Criminology with a minor in Spanish from the University of Oklahoma. She went on to receive her Juris Doctorate Degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law.

Ashley decided to open Manning Law Firm in 2011.  Manning Law Firm handles a wide variety of personal injury cases and serves clients throughout the state of Oklahoma. 

Ashley is also a member of Edmond Women's Club which is a volunteer organization composed of women who have combined their talents to promote the cultural, civic, educational, and community efforts of the City of Edmond.  Members volunteer their time to local organizations such as Edmond Mobile Meals, WINGS, Hopefully Yours, just to name a few.

While not practicing law, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband, Kevin.  When not busy chasing around their two children, Ashley and her husband enjoy staying active together and training for events such as the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Red Bud Classic, and the occasional local mud run.

Suben Naidu, MD, MPH

Suben is a board-certified physician in both Family and Emergency Medicine. He completed his Family Medicine Residency and a Masters of Public Health at Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center (OUHSC).  Recognizing the health care sector is losing many physicians to physician burnout, Dr. Naidu recently completed a certificate program in Leading Physician Wellness through the American Academy of Family Physicians.

 Though his active practice, he has developed lasting relationships with peers and patients alike. In addition to his clinical work, he enjoys teaching medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner students at OUHSC.

 He served as the Medical Director of Variety Care from 2001 – 2007, where he developed a passion for high quality health care that approaches the social determinants of health with cultural sensitivity. He has a special interest in clinical research to improve the health care outcomes of his patients.

 He also loves spending time with his wife and three children. His interests include innovation in medicine, development of his clinical team to be the best versions of themselves, gardening, constantly learning new things, keeping healthy, and walking his dogs. 

Elizabeth "Libby" Sexton

Libby began her career working for the Prenatal Genetics Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 1989 then transferred to the Clinical Genetics Program at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH).  At the age of 35, she entered college while working full time. She graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). She began working in the accounting department at ACH in 2001, where she continues at the present time. 

Her husband of 42 years passed away in July, 2022, leaving her to learn how to build her life without him. She lives about 30 miles north of Little Rock with her daughter, grandson, and two dogs who are like family members. 

She enjoys helping to raise her grandson and, when not busy with an "almost teenager" she loves to read and watch hockey. She recently became addicted to cooking competition television shows.

Kenneth Stoner, JD

Kenneth is a District Judge who oversees Oklahoma County’s Drug and DUI Court, Veterans Treatment Court, and ReMerge Diversion programs. 

He began his legal career in the Oklahoma County DA’s office serving as a felony prosecutor.  He later went into private practice focusing on securities, corporate, entertainment, and criminal law. Prior to being appointed to the bench, he concentrated on representation of clients suffering from addiction and mental health issues.   

He graduated from OU College of Law, with highest honors.  While in law school he earned many awards including the Order of the Coif, Comfort Scholarship, OBA’s Outstanding Senior, Student Bar Association Award, and the Jankowski Award given to the outstanding graduate of each class.

He is a sixth-generation Oklahoman and a member of the Cherokee Nation.  He and his wife Barbara reside in the Oakdale area with their sons, Max, Will, and Sam who are not particularly impressed with any of his accomplishments.