Rami
Nuseir,
President & Founder
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Rami
Nuseir received an Undergraduate Degree in Law from the University
of Herefordshire,England, a Masters in International Comparative
Law from the University of San Diego, and most recently a Masters
in Intellectual Property from the Benjamin Cardozo School of
Law in New York City.
His professional career has included a wide array of non and
for profit work. He was a Banking Litigation Attorney in Haifa,
an Adjunct Contract and Constitutional Law Professor at the
Baruch College Law and Paralegal Program in New York City, and
for the non for profit organization Seeds of Peace, he was the
head Arab Outreach coordinator, a key fundraiser, and the liaison
between the organization and many of its nation wide chapters.
He was working as the head Legal Council for The Arab American
Family Support Center, the only such center in all of New York
City.
Currently living in New York City, Rami is the President of
the American MidEast Leadership Network a not-for-profit organization
that aims to empower Arab youth and to bridge professionals,
educators and philanthropists from the Middle East and the United
States through educational and cultural exchanges, which will
inspire the emergence of future leaders in both regions who
are equipped with a more thorough understanding of each other's
cultural, religious and political lives.
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Ghassan
Elcheikhali |
Dr. Ghassan
K. Elcheikhali was born in Lebanon. He received an Undergraduate
Degree in Teaching Methodologies, from College of Nabatieh in
Lebanon. His Master Degree in Political Sociology, The Lebanese
University, Saida in Lebanon. Most recently Dr. Elcheikhali earned
his Ph.D. in Political Science from Rockville University in Florida.
His professional career has included a wide array of academic
work. He was a French Language instructor at Iona College, Yonkers.
In Lebanon he was a Sociology professor a Nabatieh Institute of
Technology and Social Sciences professor at the Amilieh Technology
Institute, Beirut Lebanon. Currently Dr. Elcheickali is the Principle
of Razi High School in Queens, NY one the largest Islamic schools
in New York and an Arabic Language instructor at St. Jones University
in New York. He is the Chief Editor of UMAA Magazine (Universal
Muslim Association of America), which promotes moderate Islam
and responds to Radical views and misinterpretation of the holy
Quran and the traditions of the holy Prophet. Dr. Elcheickali
research and published numerous articles in the fields of religion,
education and culture such as: Imam Moussa Assadr; The Legend
of The Role and The Plot Kidnapping The Implementation of Individual
Investment In Agriculture Sector In Lebanon; The Concept of Political
Leadership in Nabatieh, region of Southern Lebanon; The Political
Authority of ‘Jabal Amal and many others. |
Jean Charchaflieh, MD. |
Born
in Aleppo, Syria, Dr. Charchaflieh received his M.D. degree
from Aleppo University and went on to complete his anesthesiology
training at the Loyola University of Chicago Medical Center.
Since, he has received a fellowship in critical care medicine
from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center in New York, and a
fellowship in neuroanesthesia from the State University of New
York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. Recently, he earned
and a Master of Public Health degree from the SUNY Downstate
Medical Center, where he is currently Director of the Division
of Critical Care, the Anaesthesia Critical Care Fellowship Program
at the Department of Anesthesiology,
and the Research Track for the CA-3 year. In addition, he is
Assistant Director of the Anesthesiology Residency Program and
Chairman of the Clinical Competence Committee.
At
institutional level, Dr. Charchaflieh is the Co-director of
the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, the Medical Director
of the Respiratory Therapy Service, the Chairperson of the Hospital
Sedation and Analgesia Committee, and an active member of the
Institutional
Review Board and the ardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee.
At
the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, he is the Director
of Continuing Medical Education, an Alternate Delegate for District
One of the NYSSA, and an Assistant Editor of the NYSSA newsletter
(Sphere). An active member in many committees including the
Committee
on Pain Management and Critical Care Medicine, the Continuing
Medical Education and Remediation Committee, the Continuous
Quality Improvement and Peer Review Committee, and the Committee
on Physicians Health, Dr. Charchaflieh is also a member of the
NYSSA Speakers Bureau
for Critical Care.
At
the American Society of Anesthesiologists, he serves as member
of the Committee on Critical Care and Trauma Medicine, the Committee
on Respiratory Care, and the Committee on Practice Parameters.
As
part of his practicum for the MPH program, Dr. Charchaflieh
organized a series of nine
lectures, presented in both English and Arabic, at the Arab-American
Family Support Center in Brooklyn, NY. The lectures, presented
by the Arab-American faculty members at the SUNY Downstate Medical
Center, addressed public health issues that are of interest
to Arab-Americans.
The audience very well received the lectures, and their success
will hopefully prove a catalyst for further |
Rami
Qubain |
Born
and raised in Amman, Jordan, Rami Qubain currently serves as
International Programs and Strategic Initiative Officer and
the advisor for the Seeds at Manhattanville program at Manhattanville
College in Purchase, NY.
Demonstrating leadership at a young age, Rami joined Seeds of
Peace in 1996 at the age of fifteen. By 1997 he was one of the
most active members of the organization in Jordan and led the
local Seeds of Peace office until 1999. During that time, he
organized meetings between members of the organization and government
officials, prepared presentations for potential donors and supporters,
and structured regional and international seminars for Seeds
of Peace members in the region. Rami also served as a member
of The Middle East Youth Summit held in Switzerland in 1998,
and a counselor at the Beyond Borders program held in Maine
in 2004.
At the age of 18, Rami moved to the United States to pursue
an education. He attended Manhattanville College with a full,
4-year leadership scholarship and received a Bachelor's Degree
in Computer Science and Management with a minor in Music. There,
he became active on campus. He was a member of the swimming
team, a leader of the Arab community, and the President of the
Seeds of Peace club.
Rami continued to pursue his interests off-campus as well, attending
conferences and giving presentations in local schools and colleges.
Rami was a member of the fundraising committee at the American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee – New York Chapter. Upon
completing his degree, Rami started to work At Manhattanville
College to become the Annual Fund Director at the Institutional
Advancement Office. At the same time, Rami pursued a Master’s
degree in Leadership and Strategic Management.
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Amal
Abdallah |
Amal
Abdallah, an active member of the Islamic Educational Center
of North Hudson in Union City, has served as advisor to the
Young American Muslim (YAM) since its inception earlier this
year. Ms. Abdallah, born in Jordan and of Palestinian ancestry,
was raised in a conservative Muslim household in Lyndhurst,
New Jersey. After college and a career in banking, she married
and is now a mother of three. In addition to volunteering for
Islamic Relief, she also devotes her time to the YAMs as well
as to her latest project, Youth for Charity (YFC). YFC, in collaboration
with a local homeless shelter, brings together both Muslim and
Jewish teenaged girls for humanitarian work. Ms. Abdallah lives
in Lyndhurst.
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Wihbi Kossim
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Born
and raised in Nazareth, Mr. Kossim spent most of his life working
in international trade.
His ambition and determination enabled him to move to the United
States to pursue his higher education. He attended Manhattanville
College with the International Leadership Scholarship and the
Manhattanville President Scholarship and received Bachelor's Degrees
in Marketing and Management with a minor in Communication.
As a banker, currently Mr. Kossim is pursuing his MBA in management
and finance.
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