A native of Winnsboro, SC. As a child growing up, he aspired of becoming an engineer. He is the proud father of five children and one grandchild. After high school, he was accepted to Tuskegee University majoring in mechanical engineering. He graduated from Tuskegee University with a B.S degree in Mechanical Engineering and received his Commission into the United States Army as an Engineering Officer. During his successful career in the U.S. Army, he held numerous leadership positions of increasing responsibility and he also earned his M.S. degree in Industrial/ Engineer Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology. He retired from the US Army on April 30, 2015. After retiring from the US Army, he began his civilian career with Sabree, Inc as a project manager and later as regional manager. In 2016 he established Sabree, Inc, South East Region in Columbia, SC. In May 2017, he helped found ANSAR Real Estate Investment Firm, also in Columbia, S.C. In May 2017, he was elected President/ CEO and currently continues to serve in this role today. He has over twenty years of combined leadership and management experience. He is known for his ability to coordinate a team of professionals of different disciplines to achieve the best results. He possesses outstanding organizational skills and has an analytical mindset. As the President/CEO, Rasheed wanted the company to focus on helping people, in which the company adopted the Company Motto, “The People’s Helpers.”

A native of Dillon, SC, was born into a family of business owners. At an early age, she began cooking and also developed a love for accounting/finances. In her teenage years, she dreamed of being like an aspiring property owner in her local area. She constantly studied the acts of the individual. She watched him remodel distressed properties and enhance the neighborhood, and continued to dream of doing the same. She started bookkeeping for her family’s masonry business at the age of 16. She obtained her Accounting Degree and opened her own Income Tax Franchise and Catering Company, both in 2006. When her mother began purchasing investment properties, she saw her dreams beginning to come true, and she grew a deeper interest in real estate. In 2009, she and her mother, drew plans and had their first new construction built. To add to her entrepreneurial portfolio, she is now the Vice President/CFO of Ansar Real Estate Investment Firm, based in Columbia, SC. During her real estate career, Renata has renovated and resold homes, worked with first-time homebuyers, held credit repair and homebuyer workshops, and worked as a mortgage loan processor. She currently works for a predominant property management company that specializes in managing affordable multi-family units. Renata’s mission is to provide affordable housing for individuals looking to become a homeowner. She also wants to provide decent subsidized housing for families and help enhance the community. Renata has the ideal foundation to accomplish her mission, as well as living up to Ansar’s Company Motto of being “The People’s Helpers.”