About

Who Are We

AMCN is a non-profit organization registered in the state of New York. It was officially launched on June 23, 2012. AMCN is structured as a virtual network that provides a platform to bring together the Moroccan community from all different regions of the U.S. AMCN includes associations and individuals with occupations spanning a wide variety of complementary expertise and knowledge fields to contribute to the development of the home land, Morocco, and to promote and advance the endeavors of the Moroccan community in the U.S.
The main objective of AMCN mission is to contribute to the socioeconomic development of Morocco through the advancement of science, technology, innovation, creativity, higher education, and R&D.

Furthermore, AMCN is a community-based initiative in the U.S. with the goal to harness the potential of our community and promote our competencies and expertise in the US to employers and potential partners. AMCN has been working with the Ministry of Moroccans Residing Abroad to identify Moroccan Competencies in the United States and pair them with Institutions in Morocco both in the public and private sectors to partner and participate in the socioeconomic development of Morocco.

Selected U.S. initiated projects are retained by different Moroccan Institutions through AMCN, providing the project owner(s) with the necessary support to succeed. The submitted projects span a wide range of topics relevant to Morocco, from Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology and Innovation to Renewable Energy, Higher Education and Agriculture.

Mission Statement

To mobilize and catalyze the engagement of U.S. based Moroccan professionals, organizations, and academic institutions in the advancement of the socioeconomic development of Morocco and the Moroccan community in the US.

Objective

The main objective of AMCN mission is to contribute to the socio-economic development of Morocco through the advancement of science, technology, innovation, creativity, higher education, and R&D. Furthermore, AMCN is a community-based initiative in the US with the goal to harness the potential of our community and promote our competencies and expertise in the U.S. to employers and potential partners.

Approach

AMCN will achieve its objective through:

- Providing human capacity building expertise and training,
- Development of academic and research programs,
- Contributing scientific, technical, and material support to Moroccan institutions in the public and private sectors, and
- Networking with relevant entities and organizations to further outreach and learn from other community-based initiatives in the U.S.

Current Initiatives

AMCN has been working with the Ministry of Moroccans Residing Abroad and other institutions to identify Moroccan Competencies in the United States and pair them with institutions in Morocco both in the public and private sectors to partner and participate in the socioeconomic development of Morocco.

Many U.S. initiated projects were retained by different Moroccan institutions since our kickoff conference in June 2012. These projects span a wide range of topics relevant to Morocco, from Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology and Innovation to Renewable Energy, Higher Education and Agriculture.

Our Team

Tarik Hakkou

AMCN Chair of the ICT committee. Tarik Hakkou is a seasoned ICT professional with over 20 years of experience. Currently sales engineer specialized in modern IP networks with prior experience in diverse areas of information and communication technology. His experience includes management positions in software development, field operations, design architecture, presales and account management. Tarik holds a Bachelor’ Degree in

Dr. Bouchra Taib

Dr. Bouchra Taib is a Research Scientist at the department of Endocrinology, metabolism and Diabetes at Johns Hopkins School of medicine. She earned her PhD in nervous system from the University of Montreal, Faculty of Medicine, Canada, and her Master of Bio-engineering, (specialization in Health Biotechnology), from Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France. Her Research interest is to investigate the brain

Hafida Torres

Hafida Balalioui Torres, born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco, she comes to New York on 1999 and started her journey as a community leader. She has a Master’s degree in Special Education and a Masters’ degree in early childhood Intervention, Touro College. She has a Bachelors’ degree in Hospitality Management Sales and Marketing, City Tech College, and a Also, she

Sara Amiri, MBA

AMCN Vice President and Chair of the ICT committee. Sara Amiri is a Technologist and Entrepreneur with a passion for turning vision into reality. She believes that business should make the world a better place and address societal needs with a creative model. She’s currently Sr Program Manager at the Volkswagen Group and previously Global PM at Uber. As a

Dr. Mohamed Boutjdir

AMCN President. Dr. Boutjdir is a Professor at the Department of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine and a Professor and Associate Chair of Medicine for R&D at the Departments of Medicine, Cell Biology and Pharmacology & Physiology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York. He is also, the Director of the Cardiovascular Research Program at the VA New York Harbor healthcare

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