Who is Ruwa?
Ruwa is passionate about fighting for woking families, empowering more people to become civically engaged, interfaith dialogue, and community service. As an organizer, policy analyst, and strategy expert she works to empower communities and everyday people to become more civically engaged!
In 2020, she leveraged her platform to inform thousands of Georgians how to get involved in the elections and worked as a field organizer for Asian American Advocacy Fund. Ruwa also helped establish the Georgia Volunteer Hub to train the influx of Georgia and national volunteers while connecting them to local Georgia organizations. Ruwa has volunteered in every election cycle since 2014 to help flip Georgia blue. In the past, she also worked as a Field Organizer for the Georgia Muslim Voter Project, as well as served as Communications Director for CAIR Georgia. In addition to her political advocacy, Ruwa is an operations, strategy, and analytics leader with a proven track-record in both the public and private sectors.
Ruwa was born in Jordan and is the granddaughter of Palestinian refugees. Her family moved to Georgia when she was 7 years old. Ruwa graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Oglethorpe University in 2015 and a Masters in Public Policy from the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University in 2019. Ruwa currently works as a consultant advising, implementing, and developing improved strategies.
Through her diverse set of experiences, Ruwa has been ready since day one to tackle the tough challenges facing our state and to provide the leadership that District 97 deserves.