American Univesity of Beirut

Administration

​University Administration 2022–23

  • Fadlo R. Khuri, MD, President
  • Zaher Dawy, PhD, Provost
  • Imad Baalbaki, PhD, Vice President for Advancement and Business Development
  • Mary Jaber Nachar, MBA, VP for Administration & Chief of Staff

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

  • Zaher Dawy, PhD., Provost, and Chair of the Graduate Council
  • Lina Choueiri, PhD., Deputy Provost
  • Jocelyn DeJong, Associate Provost & Director of the Graduate Council
  • Fida Afiouni, Associate Provost
  • Bradley Jon Tucker, MM, Registrar and Vice Provost
  • Antoine Sabbagh, MBA, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
  • Fatme Charafeddine, Interim Director of the University Libraries
  • Ali K. Abu-Alfa, M.D., F.A.S.N., F.A.S.H. Director, Human Research Protection Program
  • Nadine Panayot,PhD, Curator of the AUB Archaeological Museum
  • Fadia Homaidan, PhD, Director of Grants and Contracts
  • Saouma BouJaoude, PhD, Director of Center for Teaching and Learning
  • Hala Dimechkieh, MA, Director of Office of International Programs
  • Hala Abou Arraj Deeb, PhD, Associate Registrar
  • Boushra Rahal Alameh, EMBA, MPH, Assistant to Provost for Academic Affairs, Director
    of Institutional Accreditation
  • Solange Constantine, Maîtrise es Sciences, Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
  • Hanaa Kobeissi, MPH, Associate Director of Financial Aid
  • Basma Zeidan, MA, Associate Director of Office of International Programs

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

  • Ammar Olabi, Interim Dean, PhD, Dean

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

  • Saouma BouJaoude, PhD, Interim Dean
  • Khouzama Knio, PhD, Associate Dean
  • Pierre Karam, PhD, Associate Dean
  • Lyall Armstrong, PhD, Assistant Dean

Suliman S. Olayan School of Business

  • Yusuf Sidani, Dean
  • Said El Fakhani, Associate Dean for Programs
  • Lama Moussawi, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development

Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

  • Alan Shihadeh, PhD, Dean
  • Salah Sadek, PhD, Associate Dean
  • Maya Abou Zeid, PhD, Assistant Dean

Faculty of Health Sciences

  • Abla Mehio Sebai, PhD, Interim Dean
  • Jocelyn DeJong, PhD, Associate Dean

Faculty of Medicine

  • Raymond Sawaya, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean FM
  • Kamal Badr, MD, Executive Associate Dean for Medical Education.
  • Fuad Ziyadeh, MD, Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs,
  • Elie Akl, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Research.
  • Assaad Eid, MD, Associate Dean for Basic/Translational Research and Graduate Studies
  • Souha Kanj-Sharara, MD, Associate Dean for Global Affairs
  • Samir Alam, MD, Associate VP for Health and Chief of Staff
  • Pierre Sfeir, MD,Associate VP for Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
  • Ali Taher, MD, Associate VP for Medical Advancement and Communications
  • Zeina Kanafani, MD,Assistant Dean for Medical Student Affairs
  • Ramzi Sabra, MD, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
  • Salah Zein-el-dine, MD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education,
  • Mohamad Haidar,MD, Assistant VP for Business.

Rafic Hariri School of Nursing

  • Laila Farhood, Interim Dean

Student Affairs

  • Maya Korkomaz, MBA, CHSC Business Manager
  • Johnny Kanaan, CIMA, SAGE, MIB, Financial and Administrative Manager
  • Nisrin Abou-Fakhr, MSN, Coordinator of Student Housing

Facilities

  • Bassem Barhoumi, MS CE, Senior Director of Facilities Planning and Design Unit
  • Farouk El Merhebi, BS, ME, Director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management Unit

Finance

  • Drew Wickens, MBA, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
  • Imad Dayya, MBA, CPA, Comptroller
  • Diana Hahn, MS, CPA, Assistant Comptroller (New York)
  • Maria Mansour, EMBA, Director of Financial Planning
  • Katia Zakhem Nakhle, BS, MSC Director of Auxiliary Services

Human Resources

  • Samar Diab Rouhana, MA, Director of Human Resources
  • Maroussia Stephan Khoury, BBA, Associate Director of HR Services

Benefits

  • Hala Bikhazi, MPH, Director of Benefits

Information Technology

  • Yousif Asfour, PhD, Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer (CITO)
  • Walid El-Khazen, MS, Assistant Chief Information Officer
  • Rula Antoun, ME, Medical Center Applications Director

Physical Plant

  • John Abdelnour, BS, Senior Director of Physical Plant

Procurement and Contracts Administration

  • Hanan Itani Ramadan, MPH, Director of Procurement and Contracts Administration

MEDICAL CENTER

  • Joseph Otayek, MBA, Medical Center Director
  • Samir Alam, MD, Chief of Staff
  • Pierre Sfeir, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
  • Hisham Bawadi, MSN, Nursing Director
  • Chirine Chehab, MPH, Clinical Support Units Director
  • Rawad Jamaleddine, MPH, Quality Accreditation and Risk Management Director
  • Lama Itani, BS, SPHR, Human Resources Director
  • Namir Kanaan, ME, Engineering Director
  • Jad Khayat, MBA, Finance Director
  • Mira Wehbe, MPH, Administration and External Affairs Director

ADVANCEMENT

  • Imad Baalbaki, PhD, Vice President for Advancement and Business Development
  • Walid Katergi, MSME, Associate Vice President for Development
  • Salma Dannawi Oueida, BEE, Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
  • Lina Jazi, MS, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations, North America and General Secretary of WAAAUB
  • Patrick O’Connell, MA, Associate Vice President for Advancement, North America
  • Susanne Lane, MS, Director of Advancement Communications

Advancement Services

  • Nada Sbaiti El Zein, BA, Director of Prospect Research
  • Lina Safaoui, BBA, Associate Director for Prospect Research
  • Rana El Sayyed, BA, Assistant Director of Stewardship

Alumni Relations

  • Salma Dannawi Oueida, BEE, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations (Beirut)
  • Lina Jazi, MS, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations (North America) and General Secretary of the WAAAUB
  • Rawan Al-Kayat, MA, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
  • Justin Tessier, MA, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations (New York)

Communications

  • Simon Kachar, Interim Director of the Office of Communications
  • Jennifer Muller, Associate Director of Communications
  • Carla Korkmaz, Art Director
  • Nidal Mawas, MA, Digital Media Director

Development

  • Walid Katergi, MSME, Associate Vice President for Development
  • Salma Dannawi Oueida, BEE, Associate Vice President for Development
  • Lina Beydoun, PhD, Director of Development (New York)
  • Mariam Sabbah, MPH, Associate Director of Development
  • Alexandra Tohme, BA, Associate Director of Development (New York)
  • Angela Khoury, Associate Director of Development (New York)

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