OUR TEAM

STAFF

We are proud of our team of experienced professionals based in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and the U.S. All of our staff members in our country offices are from the communities they serve. They know what the conditions are and they are dedicated to bringing about positive change.

Learn more about our subject matter experts.

U.S.

Sean Carroll
President & CEO
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Fatma Awadalla
Grant Writer

Jainelle Blenhyne-Gaillard
Annual Giving Manager

Jackelyne Briseño
Director of Digital Fundraising

Dalia Dahir
Business Development Grant Coordinator

Liz Demarest
Vice President of Communications

Durann Dungee
Grant Writer

Steve Fake
Media Relations Officer

Haley Gerlofs
Development Manager

Madison Jerabek
Business Development Proposal Manager

Holly Jordan
Director of Business Development

Lina Kanaan
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and Manager of Operations

Nisreen Khalaf
Director of Medical Donations Program

Rula Kort
Senior Gift Officer

Skylar Lawrence
Senior Director for Philanthropy

Derek Madsen
Chief Development Officer

Alicia Phillips Mandaville
Chief Operating Officer

Jamie Morgan
Chief Financial Officer

Elizabeth Obeidat
Digital Fundraising Manager

Demeco Ricks
Director of Accounting

Daniel Riley
Senior Communications Officer

Michelle Rodriguez
Social Media Specialist

Edelmiro Santos
Fundraising Database Specialist

Clyde Seegobin
Staff Accountant

Claire Walker
Development Coordinator

Middle East Regional

Mohamed Abbas
Gaza Emergency Team Lead, Egypt

Muhammad Atieh
Regional Project Officer for Medical Donations

Amjad Ebeid
Regional IT Manager

Nadia Al Shadhir
Regional Lead - GCC

Amman

Omar Mahadeen
Finance and Operations Manager

Saeed Melhem
Finance and Grants Manager

Anas Al Najjar
MEAL Coordinator

Hadeel Abu Obaid
Product Donations Coordinator

Akram Owidah
Agriculture Engineer Consultant

Saddam Sayyaleh
Regional Lead Development

Nourhan Shuqman
Head of Programs

Laila Yahya
Administrative Officer Thaki Project

Beirut

Samar El-Yassir
Country Director
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Omran Abdelghani
Operations Assistant

Hanadi Abdo
Graphic Designer

Farah Abdul Jawad
MEAL Officer

Farah Ali
MEAL Officer

Reem Aziz
Program Manager

Ali Bahsoun
Warehouse & Distribution Supervisor

Ola Basset
HR Administrator

Maria Berbari
Project Manager

Natalie Fakih
Accountant

Romy Faour
Project Officer

Ahmad Fares
Driver

Sirine Fattoum
Finance and Compliance Manager

Karim El Ferkh
Health Program Manager

Sarah Hachem
Project Manager

Faisal Hassanieh
Procurement Officer

Aya El Hawarneh
Project Officer

Sara Hijazi
Finance Clerk

Nagham El Hindi
Field Coordinator

Wael Imam
MEAL Assistant

Rima Kamal
Medical Donations Pharmacist

Zeinab Kammouni
MEAL Officer

Hussein Loubani
Grants Assistant

Hasan Kishli 
Project Officer

Patricia Korkomaz
MEAL Officer

Farah Maalouf
Communication Manager

Oussama Majzoub
Driver

Hisham Mostafa
Communication Specialist

Omar Obeid
Project Officer

Palig Oghlian
Project Officer

Karl Osta
Content Creator

Elissandro Osta
Accountant

Maya Saleh
Senior Accountant

Joyce Sassine
Project Assistant

Samih Shehade
Platform Moderator

Karine Taha
MEAL Manager

Malakeh Terkawi
New Business Development Officer

Yara Yassine
Administrative Assistant

Hasan Yazbeck
Project Assistant

Dima Zayat
Deputy Country Director

Sara Zeree
Field Coordinator

Akkar

Saleh Abdul Wahab
Field Financial Monitoring Coordinator

Ayman Estephan 
Education Field Coordinator

Manar Ibrahim
Field Financial Monitoring Coordinator

Bekaa

Youssef Abdul Khalek
Monitoring Coordinator

Mahmoud Abdullah
Area Manager

Manal Romeh
Field Coordinator

Aya Solh 
Monitoring Coordinator

South Lebanon (Ein El Hilweh & Tyre)

Ahmad Daher
Senior Field Coordinator

Dana Hamdan
Monitoring Coordinator

Mohamad Kaddoura
Area Manager

Alaa Mahmoud
Field Coordinator

Tripoli / North

Jana Antar
Monitoring Coordinator

Khalid Hamwi
Communication Officer

Nour El Houda El Masri
Monitoring Coordinator

Ziad Mekdadi
North Area Manager

Jerusalem

Sandra Rasheed
Palestine Country Director
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Ma'moun Abu Gheith
Custodian and Maintenance Officer

Tamara Handal Al-Hodali
Finance and Grants Specialist

Barihan Al-Khatib
Administrative Officer

Denise Habash Hazboun
Program Manager/Logistics Lead

Samia Majlaton
MEAL Manager

Emile Makhlouf
Manager of Finance

Lana Noureddin
Manager and HR Adviser

Gaza

Mohammad Abu Jahal
Distribution Center Worker

Mostafa Al-Ghosain
Medical Donations Program Manager

Ashraf Al-Shobaky
Senior Engineer

Asmaa Baroud
Administrative Assistant

Ahmed El Helou
Project Coordinator / Animal Production

Suad Lubad
Program Manager

Sami Matar
Program Manager

Islam Mohana
Women Empowerment Project Coordinator

Ahmad Najjar
Medical Donations Program Officer

Ibrahim Najjar
Project Coordinator and Agronomist

Asmaa Shaheen
Health & MHPSS Coordinator

Mohammed Shannan
Senior Engineer

Ramallah

Miral Al-Bess Karakra
Project Coordinator

Tamara AlJundi
Medical Donations Officer

Nour Awad
Medical Donations Coordinator

Haya Bayari 
Procurement and Compliance Officer

Mai Farsakh
Business Development & Reporting Officer

Rahaf Ibrahim
Finance Assistant

Mohenad Ghassan Itayim
Emergency Team Lead

Sulieman Mleahat
Education Program Director

Mohammed Musalam
Ramallah Office Clerk

Naser Qadous
Agricultural Programs Manager

Ibtisam Rashid
Business Development / Communications Manager

Ahmad AbuSneineh
Procurement Officer

Rahaf Sheikh Ibrahim
Finance Assistant

Lubna Zraiq
Health Program Manager

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