Adnan Aldabaja
Adnan Ali Aldabaja was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon and migrated to the United States. In 1995, Adnan joined American Airlines as a Senior Developer, providing technical expertise and leadership to a group of developers supporting revenue management. He was later promoted to an IT Lead/Manager for the Reservations Offices providing management for all new development, defect fixes and operational support.
In 1987, Adnan earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Dallas Baptist University with emphasis on mathematic computer science. In 1989, he earned a Masters degree in Operational Resources from Miami University. In 1989, Adnan also worked as an Adjunct Professor at Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), Brookhaven College campus, for five years teaching mathematics and computer science courses. In 1990, he joined DCCCD as a Developer Analyst supporting the library checking system for all seven campuses of the DCCCD.
In addition to his dedication and achievements at American Airlines, Adnan is committed to his family and community. He is married with three children. Adnan has served on the Islamic Association of Carrollton Board as Chair of the Education Committee (2005-2008) overseeing all education and youth activities, including weekend school. In addition, he served as the President of the Muslim Employee Resource Group at American Airlines from 2002-2010.
Adnan joined the DFW Interfaith Chaplaincy Board of Directors in 2005 and has worked on several committees since that time. Currently he is Chair of the Development and Planning Committee.