MEET OUR STAFF 
Karim Khan - Chairman & Founder
Email: karim@shadowgirlsacademy.org
Karim Khan was born in Hunza’s northern region of Shimshal, right in the heart of the Karakoram mountain range. In 2005 he was offered the rare opportunity to travel to France where he studied tourism and French affairs at the Catholic Institute of Paris.
During his time there, Karim Khan took to heart the negative light in which women in his own country were portrayed. This encouraged him to return to his homeland in northern Pakistan and work exclusively for women’s rights.
"Two years ago I was studying in Paris. Nearly every time the western media showed a program about the discrimination of women in Pakistan, my professor and classmates would debate with me about this hot topic. I realized—thousands of kilometers away from home—the plight of women in our country. It suddenly clicked in my mind to return to the remote villages of Hunza to help the young women of the area."
Karim Khan consequently founded Shadow Girls Academy for young girls in Aliabad, Hunza in order to provide young women in the mountainous regions a chance to continue their secondary education out of their villages in a safe and peaceful environment.
Hussn Bibi - Caretaker/Housemom
Hussn Bibi was born was born in the remote, northern village of Shimshal near the Chinese border. After her high school studies she became a teacher at the Aga Khan Diamond Jubilee School where she dedicated 21 years to instructing various subjects in her native village.
In 2003 she was offered the incredible opportunity to study in New Zealand before returning to her homeland one year later to continue teaching. In 2008, Hussn Bibi devoted two months to work as a research consultant for the World Life Society in the tumultuous neighboring country of Afghanistan. One year later, she was granted permission to leave her teaching positions in order to oversee the education and daily activities of the young women at Shadow Girls Academy.
Jacqueline Lissogoroff - Founder
Jacqueline Lissogoroff is a native from France who developed a sincere love for Asia and began traveling throughout the continent each year. She eventually fell in love with northern Pakistan in general and the Wakhi people in particular.
During one of her many journeys through the region, she met Karim Khan who shared his hope to build a school that would offer girls in northern Pakistan a safe environment in which to study and mold their future. She consequently helped found Shadow Girls Academy and resides in a house near the school for half of each year.
Christen Romero- Overseas Coordinator
Email: christen@shadowgirlsacademy.org
Christen Romero is a native of Louisiana (U.S) who voyaged to Pakistan in mid-2009. In a chance visit to Shadow Girls Academy, he immediately fell in love with the spirit of the school and the enthusiasm of the young women studying within its walls. Feeling at home, Christen decided to stay for several months to teach the inspirational young students.
Christen currently serves as Shadow Girls Academy’s Overseas Coordinator and will return to the school with a group of volunteer teachers in Summer 2010.
