Meet the Team

Students Dedicated to Accomplish One Vision

Get to know the dedicated board members and passionate staff behind Blessing Bags Boston. We come from all sorts of cultural backgrounds and are united in our passion to make a difference and lasting change in the lives of those in need in the Boston area. Our team is made up of highly trained experts in a variety of fields. Read on to learn more about who we are and what we do.

Meet the Team: Meet the Team

Jalal Elsallal

President & Co-founder

Being raised in an Muslim household, the virtue of generosity has been a part of Jalal’s life from a young age. However, Jalal has also been aware of the extent of poverty around the world, as he saw in his homelands. Thus, Jalal has made it his life goal to help combat poverty in his own community. Jalal has volunteered at multiple events to help those who are in need, such as the ones run by NuDay Syria and has been a youth counselor in a children's program for over a year. On the long run, Jalal dreams of opening a medical clinic that would treat the poor for free when he gets older.