Aseel Elborno serves as IRUSA's Advocacy Manager and is the host of IRUSA’s official podcast “What a Relief”. She has been in the field of civic and community engagement for over 15 years. She did her graduate studies in Political Communication at Johns Hopkins University and earned an undergraduate degree in Political Science from North Carolina State University. On the onset of the attack on Gaza, she launched a nationwide Gaza Ceasefire campaign where over 60,000 letters were sent to Congress and the White House. She continues to engage with the US government around issues focused on alleviating hunger and poverty. Before joining IRUSA, Aseel spent a year in Egypt working with students from underserved communities who have aspirations of studying in the United States. Aseel also ran several programs for low-income residents that resided in affordable housing developments in the NOVA area, including workforce solutions, food distributions, and voter registration. Aseel was recognized as one of the 40 under 40 emerging leaders of Virginia by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce during the first Trump administration for her work in community organizing. Aseel has been a long-time advocate for civil rights, refugees, affordable housing, food security, and voter empowerment.