[6] Power attended the University of South Florida in Tampa briefly in 1987, but moved to Morocco partway through his undergraduate education.
After moving back to the United States, he returned to the University of South Florida and received his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1995.
[citation needed] Before his work with MASGD, Power was an early member of Al-Fatiha Foundation, a similar organization that disbanded in 2005, and served on its or advisory council.
[citation needed] In July 2015, Power was an invited speaker at the National Interfaith Service held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the LGBT 50th celebration.
[10] Power previously worked as the Muslim coordinator with Transfaith, which is a nonprofit based in Philadelphia that supports transgender individuals in religious communities.