Maha Ibrahim was selected as the Riverside Community College District’s Alumnus of the Year. As the District’s 66th recipient, she joins an illustrious group of alumni who have been honored. Ibrahim attended then-Riverside Community College from 2002-04, serving as the District’s student trustee from 2003-04 and the College’s commencement speaker. She went on to attend UC Berkeley and UCLA where she earned a law degree. Currently, she is a senior civil rights attorney.

While at RCC, Ibrahim and her Model UN teammates won the top prize in the 2004 Amnesty International Championship, an honor usually awarded to government organizations. Her team's unwavering stance on human rights and equality in every topic and caucus helped RCC become the first-ever community college to win this prize.

 

Today, she litigates on behalf of student’s and women's rights.