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SUMMER
2013
He is currently American Board Certified in Dermatology and
Dermatologic Surgery.
He has been working at Wayne State University as Assistant
Professor since 2011, but is joining the faculty of the American
University of Beirut in July 2013.
Alex Ghanous
and his wife, Melanie, welcomed their third
child, Isabelle Alexa, in July 2012. “We hope to introduce her
to my old campus soon, as it’s worth the trip from Melbourne,
Australia!” he writes.
Eng. Shadi Ahmadieh
is currently working with Solidere–Beirut
and is married to NisreenMohtar (Interior Architect) who is
finishing up two more courses at LAU before graduating with a
double major in “ART”. “As per the Ahmadieh’s tradition of
being educated at IC,” he writes, “our sons Fadi (KGII) and
Sami (accepted to Nursery 2013-14) are members of the third
generation at
the
Middle East’s best school - IC”
‘99
Cynthia Ghorayeb
earned a BA from AUB in Elementary Edu-
cation and an MA from LAU in TESOL.
She is the founding partner of
etcetera
, Educational Teaching
Consultancy (founded in July 2010).
Etcetera
collaborates with
schools and parents to offer supplemental educational services to
learners of various needs and skill levels.
‘01
Diana Zeaiter Joumblatt
earned her Ph.D. in computer science
from the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris in December
2012. Her Ph.D. studies were funded by a merit-based grant
from the French ministry for higher education and research. Her
research during her Ph.D. was on the automatic detection of
Internet service degradations on users’ laptops and desktops. “On
this occasion,” she writes, “I would like to thank my classmates
and my teachers at IC. I consider myself so lucky to have experi-
enced such amazing moments during my three years spent at IC
where I built lasting friendships and unforgettable memories.”
‘02
Sara Mukallid
and Amine Hammoud would like to share with
you the joyful news of the birth of their baby boy, Sam Ham-
moud born on May 19.
‘05
Balsam Khodr
has been working in the Human Resources De-
partment at Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel, Beirut for three
years now. She has recently moved to head the Talent Resourc-
ing section at the Hotel, recruiting for both Phoenicia and Le
Vendôme InterContinental Hotels.
Mirna Hamady
is currently working at Kashida, a product and
furniture design company she has co-founded in 2011. Kashida
creates functional home accessories and furniture pieces inspired
entirely by 3D Arabic typography (
www.kashidadesign.com
).
After a BFA in Graphic Design from the American University
of Beirut, as well as work experience in branding and publication
design, Mirna ventured along with co-founder Elie Abou Jamra
to set up the company which is based in Beirut.
‘12
Karma Osman
is currently studying
Business Administration at AUB.
She is also running her own line
of handmade accessories called
‘Rue Des Demoiselles’. RDD has
been growing for almost two years
now. Karma participated this past
December in a Christmas exhibition
at Biel, and it was a great success
for her. Her items are also being
sold in a boutique in Switzerland
called ‘Moontaha’. Karma is looking forward to developing her line
of accessories in the future. For more information about Rue Des
Demoiselles, check out its Facebook page (Rue Des Demoiselles) or
follow her on twitter (RueDesDlles).This photo of Karma is from
RDD’s second collection/
Carine Safa
is currently in her sophomore year, studying politi-
cal studies in the American University of Beirut. She won the
Student Representative Committee elections and was elected the
President of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “Even though it
has barely been a year since my graduation, but the memories of
IC still bring tears to my eyes!” she writes. “I always smile when-
ever I hear something from IC, my dearest school!”