About Us

A Toronto consultancy working across business support, AI adoption, programme evaluation and sustainability — built from live client engagements.

Our team

Samandar Mahmodi

Managing Director — An evaluation professional by background — founder of the Afghan Evaluation Society and EvalPartners Coordinator from 2020 to 2023. Leads the firm across its five practice areas.

Huda Mustafawi

Partnerships and Relations — Builds and holds Sama's relationships across the public, private and non-profit sectors, including donor and partner engagement.

Kadjo Samuel

Practice Lead, Program Evaluation & Impact — Leads evaluation engagements — baseline, mid-term and final assessments, theory of change, and the learning systems that turn findings into decisions.

Marjan Majidzada

Project Management Assistant — Supports delivery across engagements — coordination, scheduling and documentation, and keeping work tracked against plan.

Edris Momand

Director of Operations — Runs delivery across the practice areas — resourcing, project oversight, and the systems that keep engagements on schedule.

Fayez Sahak

Business & Policy Development Director — Leads business development and policy work, including strategic partnerships, market expansion and public affairs.

Nasratullah Mahmodi

Practice Lead, Business Support — Leads the Business Support practice — incorporation and corporate filing, compliance, bookkeeping, websites, and the day-to-day of running a registered business.

Abdul Saboor Shirzai

Manager, Finance, Operations, Compliance — Oversees Sama's own finance, regulatory compliance and internal controls, alongside budget planning and risk management.

Mohammad Mansoor Yosufzai

Marketing and Communications Manager — Leads brand, digital marketing and communications — campaigns, content, and how the firm presents itself publicly.

Muhammad Javed

Data Management Team Lead — Leads data management across engagements — data governance, collection systems, and the quality controls behind every figure reported.

Samiullah Mahmodi

Quality Assurance Team Lead — Owns quality assurance across deliverables — review standards, process improvement, and the audit trail behind what we publish.

Haseebullah Hayatzada

Operations Manager — Coordinates workflow and resourcing across engagements, and monitors delivery performance against plan.