Lebanese American Heritage Club

Currently employed as the Judicial Executive for the Honorable Mark W. Somers, Judge in the 19th District Court in Dearborn, Amen was previously employed as an educator in the Dearborn Public School System for 14 years. She worked as a Training Coordinator for Walmart Corporation, facilitating Cultural Sensitivity and Diversity Trainings and was the Community Affairs Director for Forum and Link Journal, an Arab American publication for 8 years. Establishing, maintaining and continuing to enhance working relationships with key government agencies and community leaders over the last decade, her devotion to serving the community is unrelenting. She is affiliated with various Arab-American, Islamic and Non-Arab associations on local, regional and national levels and works to coordinate and assist in workshops, meetings, and forums with various agencies, ranging from understanding the media, enlightening non-Muslims/Non-Arabs on the Muslim faith and Arab culture, to running for political office. She has published articles on subjects pertaining to community organizing, coalition building and addressing issues facing Arab and Muslim Americans in various national Middle Eastern publications. A true community leader, she recognizes challenges and knows how to overcome obstacles. Her experiences over the last 15 years has allowed her to work in establishing and participating in a number of community programs enabling community members to foster learning, social justice, civic responsibility and community empowerment. She is featured in the TLC Reality series, "All-American Muslim."