Heja Alsindi

Heja AlSindi, PhD, currently serves as a Planning Commission member for the City of Harrisonburg, VA, while also working as a Continuous Improvement Specialist at Cargill. Previously, Heja held significant academic leadership roles at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr, including Acting President and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, and contributed to strategic growth in various capacities such as Dean of the Business School. Additional experience includes directing the Career Development Center at the University of Duhok, consulting for NGOs, training local government officials with RTI International, and providing assessments for UNICEF. Heja AlSindi holds a PhD in Business Administration from Salahaddin University-Erbil, along with an MBA from Jami'at Al-Kufa and a BBA from Mustansiriyah University.