Luna Banuri

Luna (she/her) is a seasoned consultant with 25 years of experience in non-profit and for profit sectors leading with strategy, community, and organizational development. An articulate communicator, Luna is recognized for advocating for and fostering social justice policies based on diversity and inclusion. Luna applies her legal education background and expertise to her distinguished career. She has held leadership roles managing corporate multicultural and inclusion initiatives, which are complemented by her experience as an entrepreneur.

In her current role as Executive Director and founding board member for Utah Muslim Civic League (UMCL), she has established a network to amplify Muslim voices. Every year, alongside UMCL, she organizes forums across the state to urge Utah elected officials and candidates running for office to prioritize Muslim political issues.   With her leadership, UMCL engages Muslim communities in civic action by registering people to vote. During the throes of COVID-19, UMCL supported the community by running vaccine drives, mental health and youth mentorship programs, offering financial assistance, and teaching digital literacy courses. Today, UMCL advocates for social justice reform through public policies that celebrate diversity and prioritize the inclusion of all Utahns into civic life and community building.

Luna is the director and founder of TeleTaleem, a Pakistani-based non-profit that leverages the power of technology, innovative approaches, and partnership to address global development challenges in education within Pakistan.

She was appointed to the Mayor of Salt Lake City’s Human Rights Commission in 2018, the Governor of Utah’s MLK Commission in 2019, Salt Lake County’s Council on Diversity Affairs in 2020, the Racial Equity in Police Commission in 2021, and the Board of State’s Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC) in 2021.

Her dearest passion lies in being close to her three rambunctious children who can best be described as social justice champions and are currently absorbed by their college careers out of state.