Ahmed Makkawy

RNeighbors Board member since 2009

Neighborhood
Hart Farms

Personal Information
I’m an Egyptian-American who was born in North Carolina and grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. I have a passion for volunteerism and advocating for sustainable community growth.

Profession
User Experience/User Interface Designer

Education
Computer Science and Business Information Management degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ’05

Favorite Tree
Divi-Divi tree

Where I see RNeighbors five years from now
In five years, I see RNeighbors being the friendly resource that neighborhoods come to assistance or guidance in undertaking projects that can seem too large or complex to take on independently. Above and beyond the great projects, grants, guidance, and leadership facilitate today there is a lot of room for growth in being able to foster the responsible dialogue and projects that keep citizens’ needs as it relates to their neighborhoods our priority. Whether these be more opportunities to engage with city officials, bigger and better projects that help keep our neighborhoods safe and fun places to live, or a means to help further assist with neighborhood organization needs – We’ll be purpose driven in our passion for growing an already great community!

Community Involvement
Founder of Beat the Best (Non-profit support group for those with macular vitelliform degenerative disease) Mentorship & Connections board member with The Commission (local young professionals group) Past board member with the Slatterly Park Neighborhood Association Co-founder of User Experience Design Matters meetup