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 […]
Attending the German school in Egypt and graduating from the American School in Paris, Lana has been exposed to different cultures and has mastered four languages. She has attained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Strategic Design and Management with honors at Parsons The New School For Design. Lana’s entrepreneurial nature allowed her to […]
Alex Shalaby is the current Chairman and former CEO of Mobinil, one of Egypt’s largest mobile phone operators. Alex came to Mobinil from Washington, DC, where he was Director for Public Affairs for AT&T, serving as the company’s link to lawmakers on Capitol Hill and lobbying the executive branch of the U.S. government. He has […]
Gretchen is a former senior American diplomat who served at the U.S. State Department for thirty-two years. Her overseas postings were in Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UK. She worked directly for three Secretaries of State and concluded her career by supporting the Summer Olympic Games in London UK in 2012. She […]