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Alumni Updates
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Hisham Mneimneh ‘93
is the Deputy General of Spectrum
Engineering Consultants, Lebanon. Hisham is married to
Yasmine and has two children.
Rana Labban ‘94
and Talal Mhanna were married on
December 27, 2004. Talal and Rana were blessed with a
baby boy, Carl, who was born on July 17, 2006. They both
work at the Safety and Controls Department at CCC,
Managing Office in Athens, Greece.
Farid Talih ‘94
completed his residency training at the
Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. He cur-
rently has a fellowship in sleep medicine and disorders.
Johnny Seikaly ‘94
was recently relocated to Jakarta
Indonesia to work on a community-based avian influenza
awareness campaign. Johnny says: “It’s a very nice and wel-
come change from working on an agriculture development
program in Iraq for the past three years. Indonesia is a beau-
tiful country whose people truly love the Lebanese. It’s
amazing the looks I get as people think I’m American from
my spoken English, but once I correct them their smiles and
hearts open up and welcome me into their country and tell
me how sorry they are for the trouble in mine. I did the
obvious and went to a Lebanese restaurant for lunch. It’s the
only authentic one in town. I met the chef, Hussein, who is
from Tyre, Lebanon. I think I am part of the smallest
Lebanese contingent of the diaspora, as we only number
approximately 40 people in Jakarta. Indonesia is a very
friendly, warm and beautiful country. I highly recommend a
visit to see the sights and explore its lush rain forests and
lovely beaches. If in town please be sure to send a note at
jseikaly@hotmail.com.”
Dima Kabbani ‘95
sends her best regards to all her IC
friends! She sends the following message to all the gradu-
ates of 1995: “I am still in contact with many graduates but
I lost track of many others. For those who knew me, here is
an update for you. Yes, I am still the same ‘giggly’ person!
After graduating form IC, I pursued my B.A in Public
Administration at the American University of Beirut. After
graduating from university, my first job dealt with quality
assurance and internal auditing. However, two years later,
I discovered that working for the private sector was not my
passion, and I chose to work for the public sector instead.
Forthe past four years I have been working for the
Australian Embassy in Beirut as the Senior Integrity Officer.
I am also looking forward to obtaining my M.A. in
International Affairs, and to further pursuing my passion for
working in the public sector. I would like to be in contact
with as many IC Alumni friends out there. I am looking for-
ward to receiving your e-mails at:
dima.kabbani@gmail.com.”
Aida Rouhana ‘95
moved to Saudi Arabia, where she is
working with the kingdom in preventive medicine.
Tala Hajjar ‘96
graduated from AUB with a BA in PSPA,
and then shifted to Arts and Design at Central St. Martins in
London. Tala graduated again with another BA from Paris
with a Fashion Design degree from ESMOD, moved back to
Lebanon in February of 2006 and married Faisal Khalaf.
Tala and Faisal now enjoy living and working in Egypt.
Mustafa Shaaban ‘96
married Diana Barakeh on August, 18,
2006, just two days after the cessation of hostilities. The
small wedding was held at the family’s premises in Aley,
due to the situation in the country. Mustafa is working as a
Regional Account Manager for Royah Company, Oracle
Certified Advantage Partners in Jeddah. His wife Diana is
working at Impact BBDO, Jeddah, as a Graphic Designer.
Mustafa and Diana, like all Lebanese people, wish that
peace will reign in all of Lebanon and crises like the on this
summer will not be repeated.
Marwan Refaat, M.D. ‘96
is finishing his residency in
Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, the
teaching affiliate hospital of Harvard Medical School. He
will start his cardiovascular fellowship at the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center in July 2007.
Salim Dallal ‘97
received his BS in Computer Science from
LAU. He is currently working at Credit Card Services
Company. Salim will get married in April 2007.
Tarek Haddad ‘97
Graduated from AUB as Civil Engineer in
2002. Tarek is currently working in his family business,
Haddad Engineering Company in Beirut, Lebanon.