Armya Saad is a recent graduate of The City College of New York, Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in International Studies (concentration in International Relations) and Economics. Born and raised in Egypt, Armya brings a global perspective to his work and […]
Peter Chamoun is a senior at The Catholic University of America, majoring in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. From a Lebanese family, he grew up between the US and Lebanon. He is passionate about working in Middle Eastern policy and has a special interest in human rights and diplomatic relations.
Nolan Dooling is a Senior at American University’s School of International Service with a focus in global inequality and development within Sub-Saharan Africa. Nolan is interning at Hands Along the Nile for the summer. Last fall, Nolan studied and interned in Nairobi, Kenya, working in Kenyan civil society to combat corruption and taking courses on […]
Simrin Arora is a rising junior at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, with double minors in Political Science and Religion, aspiring to pursue a career in international law. This summer, Simrin is interning with Hands Along the Nile and the National Council on US-Arab Relations. Her academic foundation includes courses such as […]
Mia Smith is a recent graduate of the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs with a BA in International Affairs and a minor in Sociocultural Anthropology. She is interested in human rights and development services. At HANDS, she is responsible for assisting with grant proposals and helping with progress tracking and advertising for development […]
William “Skip” Miner is a politico-military expert and retired U.S. Navy Commander. He served in the Navy from 1967 to 1988. This included advising the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and providing strategic planning to the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Since 1988, Skip has worked as a private-sector policy consultant to […]
Dr. Graeme Bannerman is the founder of Bannerman Associates, an international consulting firm. He was previously a staffer for Middle East and South Asia on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as a former Middle East analyst on the US State Department Policy Planning staff. Graeme has taught at several universities, including Georgetown […]
Suzan Habachy is an expert in the field of international development, having served in a variety of roles showcasing her diverse areas of expertise. She worked for the United Nations for over 20 years and served as the Executive Director of the Trickle Up Program, an international poverty-alleviation organization working across the globe. Suzan has […]
Steve Lutes is a Middle East and international trade expert. He currently serves as Vice President of Middle East Affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce and as Executive Director for the US-Egypt Business Council, among other councils on which he serves in the same capacity. Prior to this position, Steve was a senior legislative […]
Born and raised in Egypt, Lana Sawiris has built her career around transforming creative vision into measurable impact. A graduate of The New School’s Parsons School of Design in New York, she began her journey at Christian Louboutin as Global Digital Communications Manager before moving on to Kith, where she served as Global Art Director. She later founded &LANA, a New […]