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Board of Trustees

Michel Edde, President

Neemat Frem, Vice-President

Charles Hage, Treasurer

Rose Choueiri, Member

Jacques El Kallassi, Member

Ramez Skaff, Member

Board of Trustees(Joined in May 2015)

Anthony J. Asher, Member

George R. Ayoub , Member

Abdo George Kadifa, Member

Salim M. Sessine, Member

Philippe K. Ziade, Member

Edward M. Salem, Honorary Member

Philip A. Salem, Honorary Member

Support Committees

• Religious Support Committee

• General Support Committee

• Party Support Committee

• Marketing & Media

Support Committee

• Youth Support Committee

Religious Support Committee:[Formed of priests who represent their bishops]

Members:

1. Representing Metropolitan Joseph Zahlawi- Antiochian Orthodox

Christian Archdiocese- Englewood, NJ: Father Theodoros Daoud

2. Representing Patriarch Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim- Syriac Orthodox

Church of Antioch- Eastern United States: Father Fady

Abdulahad

3. Representing Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian- Armenian

Apostolic Church- La Crescenta, CA: Father Karekin Bedourian

4. Representing Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan- Armenian Apostolic

Church- New York, NY: Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian

5. Representing Bishop Mikael Mouradian- Armenian Catholic

Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg- Glendale, CA: Father Thomas

Garabedian

6. Representing Bishop Nicholas Samra- Melkite Greek Catholic

Eparchy- Newton, MA: Father Dany Touma

7. Representing Bishop Mar Barnaba Yousif Habash- Syriac Catholic

Diocese- Bayonne, NJ: Father Nimatullah Abdulmaseeh Butrus

8. Representing Bishop Gregory John Mansour- Eparchy of Saint

Maron- Brooklyn, NY: Chorbishop Seely Beggiani & Father

Rodolph Wakim

9. Representing Bishop A. Elias Zaidan- Eparchy of Our Lady of

Lebanon- Los Angeles, CA: Father Charles Khachan

General Support Committee:[Formed of prominent people of Lebanese descent from different

denominations and different areas in the US]

Members:

1. Sharon Abercia, Houston, TX

2. George Akiki, San Francisco, CA

3. Mireille Ayoub, Los Angeles, CA

4. Nada Baaklini, Washington, DC

5. Dr. Salim Boutros, Washington, DC

6. Dr. George Buabbud, Boston, MA

7. Attorney Joey Chbeir, Birmingham, AL

8. Pierre Chelala, Cleveland, OH

9. Ray Hachem, Houston, TX

10. Dr. Nadim Haddad, Washington, DC

11. Amine Harb, Orlando, FL

12. Dr. Fredrick Hayek, Canton, OH

13. Dr. George Jabbour, McLean, VA

14. Karim Jaude, Los Angeles, CA

15. Attorney Richard Karam, San Antonio, TX

16. Adib Kassis, Manhattan, NY

17. Joseph Maroun, San Francisco, CA

18. Eunice Mazloom, Washington, DC

19. Dr. Imad Mufarrej, Washington, DC

20. Dr. John Nassar, Las Vegas, NV

21. Attorney Philip Nessralla Jr., Brockton, MA

22. Haleem Zihenni, Scarsdale, NY

Party Support Committee:[Formed of the heads or representatives of the Christian Lebanese parties in the USA]

Members:

1. Ahrar: Milad Zohrob

2. Independence Movement/ Harakat Al-Istiqlal:

Joseph Moura

3. Kataeb: Joe Rached

4. Lebanese Forces: Gustave Cordahi

5. Marada: William Franjieh

6. Ramgavar Party (Armenian Democratic Liberal Party):

Dr. Raffi Balian

7. Tashnag (Armenian Revolutionary Federation):

Dr. Vahe Bozoyan

8. Tayyar (Free Patriotic Movement): Dr. Joseph Khalil

Marketing & Media Support

Committee:

Members:

Marketing Sub-Committee

1. Roy Abdo

2. Elie Bitar

3. Eunice Mazloom

4. Edward Salem

5. Joey Skaff

6. Abe Tannous

Marketing & Media Support

Committee:

Members:Media Sub-CommitteeTV/Radio Stations

1. Chadi El Hachem, OTV

2. Josephine El-Ghoul, Nour Al Shabab

3. Guitta Kiameh, LBC

4. Marie-Therese Kreidy, Télé Lumière

5. Vera Maalouf, Télé Lumière (USA)

6. Elie Moujaes, Nour Sat (and Al-Akhbar)

7. Fr. Elie Saadeh, Star of the East Radio

8. William Srour, Charity TV

9. Jean Tufenkji, MTV

10.Rita Zihenni, ART America, The Bridge

Marketing & Media Support

Committee:

Members:

Media Sub-CommitteeOther

1. Tony AbiNajem, IM Lebanon Website

2. Georges Akoury, LF Website

3. Patrick Bassil, Tayyar Website

4. Tony Choufati, Houston Newsletter

5. Charlie Kadado, Lebanese Examiner

6. Anthony Merchak, 3alebnene.com

7. Samar Nader, Al-Mohajer Newspaper

8. Fadia Samaan, Jabalna Magazine

9. Msgr. George Sebaali, Maronite Voice

10.Abe Tannous, Profile News

Youth Support Committee:

Members:

1. Ramzi Abiantun, CA

2. Carolyn Aboubechara, CA

3. Attorney Diana Ayoub, CA

4. Rayan Chahwan, DC

5. Julie Daccache, NC

6. Michelle Haddad, NJ

7. Dr. Nazih Khater, CA

8. Mira Khoury, DC

9. Julie Lattouf, MA

10. Attorney Charbel Moarbes, DC

11. Marwa Nohra, FL

12. Rita Saikali, CA

13. Thomas Shiver, NC

14. Fady Talj, MD

15. Annie Tannous, MA

Supporting Lebanese American

Clubs & Organizations

• American Lebanese Cultural Center (ALCC) (Bill Haidamous)

• American Lebanese Policy Institute (Joseph Hage)

• American Lebanese Secular Cultural Club (ALSCC) (Tony Choufati)

• Chicago Lebanese Club (CLC) (Tony Ziade)

• International Christian Union (ICU) (Joseph Hakim)

• Lebanese American Club of Jacksonville (Elie Assi)

• Lebanese American Club of Michigan (LACOM) (Charlie Kadado)

• Lebanese American Coalition of Texas (LACT) (Tony Choufati)

• National Apostolate of Maronites (NAM) (Dr. Eli Ayoub)

• Northern Ohio Lebanese American Association (NOLAA) (Pierre

Chelala)

• Orthodox Liqaa’ (Michel Baida)

• Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs (Sharon

Abercia)

• United Cedars Foundation, MI (Walid Korkmaz)

• World Lebanese Cultural Union– aka World Lebanese Union

(Atef Eid)

• World Lebanese Cultural Union (WLCU) (François AbouNaaman)

WLCU

Administration

Nada Salem Abisamra, Director

Regional Coordinators:

Roula Jamhouri, (CA, MT, WY, CO, ID, UT, WA, OR)

Nathalie Maroun,(FL, TN, GA, AL, MS)

Najib Rached, (OH, PA, IN, WV, KY + Buffalo, NY)

Josephine Sfeir Bassil, (DC, MD, VA, DE, NC, SC)

AdministrationCampaign Managers

o Maria Abrahamian, Los Angeles, CA

o Ramzi Georges, Phoenix, AZ

o Bill Haidamous, Houston, TX

o Charlotte Jabbour Neller, Tulsa, OK

o Charlie Kadado, Detroit, MI

o Jean Karam, Las Vegas, NV

o Maroun Khater, San Diego, CA

o Fadia Samaan, Philadelphia, PA

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Randa Nemer,

Cleveland, OH

Walid Matta,

Detroit, MIRanda Yazbeck,

Boston, MA

Paul Sawan,

Los Angeles, CA

Yolla Abiragi,

Detroit, MI

Janet Doumit,

Potomac, MD

Fadia Samaan,

Easton, PA

Rayan Chahwan,

Comm. Specialist

George Chebib,

San Antonio, TX

Renee Gharios,

Comm. Specialist

Viviane Kabro,

Alexandria, VA

Michele Chebib,

San Antonio, TX

Alexander Jesmer,

Comm. Specialist

Carolyn Aboubechara,

Sacramento, CA

Mariam DeLand,

Flint, MI

Michelle Haddad,

Millburn, NJ

Paul Yazbeck,

Boston, MA

George Semaan,

Dallas, TX

Charlie Jesmer,

Comm. Specialist

Antoinette Chahine,

Roanoke, VA

Roger Abou Jaoude,

Washington, DC

Kristin Arguedas,

Atlanta, GA

Bill Haidamous,

Houston, TX

Layla Yazbeck,

Boston, MA

Maggie Nohra,

Detroit, MI

Eli Boulos,

Youngstown, OH

Eliana Abou Jaoude,

Houston, TX

Liliane Risha,

Charlotte, NC

Ramsay Sawaya,

Lakewood, CO

Ramzi Georges,

Phoenix, AZ

Nicole Daya,

Greek Orthodox Church

Charlotte Neller,

Tulsa, OK

Marlene Minite,

Los Angeles, CA

Administration

For contact information,

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Marie Ellias,

Brooklyn, NY

Representatives,

Parish Coordinators,

Communication

Specialists

Charlie Kadado,

Detroit, MI

Jano Saade,

San Francisco, CA

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