Our Chaplain Sister Sanaa
Chaplain Sanaa Nadim, or Sister Sanaa, serves as the Muslim Chaplain for Stony Brook University’s Interfaith Center. She graduated at the top of her class from Baruch College and became one of the first female foreign exchange traders on Park Avenue. She worked in the private sector for several years until she moved herself and her family to Long Island, where at Stony Brook University she became the first female Chaplain of any Muslim Student Association in the country. Chaplain Nadim built a name for Muslims across Long Island and de-fogged the confusion behind the faith’s beliefs. Chaplain Nadim currently sits on the advisory board for public television and represents herself and the Muslim community to Congress on Capitol Hill annually.
Chaplain Nadim absolutely loves her job at Stony Brook University, particularly because of the phenomenally warm atmosphere amongst her colleagues and the understanding of the importance of a community. She built the Stony Brook Muslim Student Association and works tirelessly for its constructive growth, which was reflected by an American interfaith survey that noted Stony Brook University as having the largest Muslim Student Association in the nation. Chaplain Nadim has dedicated her life to the public service and her current agenda involves working with different religious and cultural organizations to continue building bridges among different faith groups. These are only a few of Chaplain Nadim’s remarkable accomplishments that represent her endowed dedication to serving the public.