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BOARD MEMBERS

PRESIDENT Mrs. Marianne Heath
 

Danish.  Two adult children living in the US.  English teacher at IC.  Resides at AUB campus.  In Lebanon since 1998.  Member of WL since 2004.  Interests:  reading, education, women's issues, oriental carpets, travel, gardening and flowers.  contact:  mheath@aub.edu.lb

VICE PRESIDENT

Mrs. Leila Ghantous

SECRETARY

Mrs. Souad Khoury

 

Lebanese.  Three adult children.  Resides in Hamra at Lyon St.  Graduate of AUB and worked as Assistant Registrar at LAU until 2004-05.  Interests:  reading, education, languages.

TREASURER

Mrs. Hasna Barakat

PROGRAM CHAIRWOMAN

Mrs. Randa Theodore

TRIP         CHAIRWOMAN

Mrs. Ellen Eid

HOSPITALITY CHAIRWOMAN

Mrs. Leila Alameddine

 

Leila Zacca, married to Misbah Alameddine.  Two children, Jawad and Maysam.  Graduate of AUB.  WL member since 1995.  Also a member of YWCA, AUB Museum, and Arabic Book Reading Club.

REPRESENTATIVE TO LEBANESE WOMEN'S COUNCIL

Mrs. Rajiha Saghir

PUBLICITY CHAIRWOMAN

Mrs. Susan McCurdy

 

Board Members Planning Session, September 2005

WHO'S WHO

To get to know each other a little better, we feature a few members of the club each week.  Please complete the Women's League Survey with your name and contact information.  We want to find out what members are interested in doing and, with permission, to feature you in the WHO'S WHO section of the bulletin.  There is also room on the back of the member survey for you to share information you would like to have published in the bulletin.  Please bring the completed survey to the next meeting!

Board Members and Chairs

President:  Mrs. Marianne Heath, Nationality: Danish.  Two adult children living in the US.  English teacher at International College.  Resides at AUB Campus.  In Lebanon since 1998.  Member of WL since 2004.  Interests:  Reading, education, women's issues, oriental carpets, travel, gardening and flowers, music.01-374875, 03-339985, mheath@aub.edu.lb

Vice president:  Leila Ghantous.  Serving as President of WL in 2003-2005.  Joined the League in 1990 and acted as Secretary (1997-1999), and as representative of the League in the Lebanese Women Council (1999-2001).  On 3 June 2005, the President of the Republic of Lebanon awarded her the Lebanese Silver Merit Medal for her accomplishment in the Women's League.  She is trilingual (English, French and Arabic), and a graduate in Business Management from the LAU.

Secretary:  Souad Khoury.  Lebanese.  Three adult children.  Resides in Hamra at Lyon St.  Graduate of AUB and worked as Assistant Registrar at LAU until 2004-05.  Interests:  Reading, education, languages.

Treasurer:  Mrs. Hasna Barakat.  Born in Aleppo, Syria.  Studied at Franciscaines Missionnaires de Maria School.  BA on Math and Physics at Aleppo University.  Married in Beirut.  Spent several years in Kuwait teaching math in Secondary school and studied Computer Programming.  Fluent in Arabic, French, and English.  One daughter who works as a dentist in Beirut.  Hobbies:  Music (palys piano), porcelain decoration, sports (walking, volley ball, basket ball, biking).

Program Chairwoman:  Randa Khoury Theodory.  Married to George, two children and two grandchildren. Active in many clubs and her interests are wide and varied including all kinds of arts and crafts, walking, swimming, dancing, baking, reading, surfing the net, traveling, social work and people in general!

Trip Chairwoman:  Mrs. Ellen Eid

Hospitality Chairwoman:  Mrs. Leila Alameddine:  Leila Zacca, married to Misbah Alameddine.  Two children, Jawad and Maysam.  Graduate of AUB.  A member of WL since 1995.  Also a member of YWCA, AUB Museum and Arabic Book Reading Club.

Representative at the Lebanese Woman's Council:  Mrs. Rajiha Saghir

MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE

Christel Bikhazi, German:  In Beirut, Lebanon since 1963.  Five children.  Lived in LA, California for four years.  Interests and hobbies are Canary bird breeding, cooking exotic foods, traveling, and being a grandmother eight times over.

Susan McCurdy, Canadian:  Two adult children living in Canada.  IT teacher at IC.  In Lebanon since 2000.  Responsible for publishing Women's League Bulletin.

Pauline Nahle:  Lebanese American.  Member as of Oct. 2005.  BA in Philosophy and MA in Sociology.  Self employed travel agency owner in Los Angeles and has a Yoga Center in Lebanon.  Active in several Social Clubs and charity organizations.  Membership chairwoman in the American Women’s Club of Lebanon.  Married to Dr. ghazi nahle, chiropractor.  Lived 18 years in LA  and now resides in Beirut.  Interests:  Music, Yoga, cruises, languages.

Janine Zacca.  Graduate of AUB (BA & MBA).  Taught Accounting at AUB for 12 years..  Currently Director of Guidance and a Lecturer at the Business School at LAU.

 

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