New York Team
Running our global operations from our NYC base
Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
President & Founder Ideas Beyond Borders
Melissa Chen
Founder and Board Member
Mariana Bernardez
Creative and Communications Director
Skip Winitsky
Chief Financial Officer
Abdo Al Rayyis
Engagement Director
Maher Gabra
Executive Producer, Bel Arabi
Reid Newton
Lead Editor
Katherine Zang
Development Manager
Middle-East Team
Our on-the-ground management team in the Middle East
Ahmed Al Rayyis
General Manager
Hussein Ibrahim
Kurdistan Region Director
Ahmad Mansoor Ramizy
Afghanistan Country Director
Wameed Alshaibi
Iraq Country Director
Rafal Majeed
MENA Innovation Hub Manager
Amjad Aoun
Economic Advisor
Mohammad Hijjawi
Program Manager
Olivia Cuthbert
Senior Writer
Lana Al-Jaf
Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Ahmed Reda
Chief Editor
Majd Drebati
HR Manager
Issam Fawaz
Communication and Data Manager
Walid Cherkaoui
Content Manager
Abdulla Arfa
Wikipedia Publishing Manager
Alber Saud
Social Media Manager
Raghad Alkatlabe
Translator & Mentor
Diana Naous
Translator & Mentor
Roua Barakat
Translator & Mentor
Lilav Haj Ali
Translator & Mentor
Rand Issam
Translator & Mentor
Mira Jundi
Translator & Mentor
Alissar Ghanem
Translator & Mentor
Razan Hamida
Translator & Mentor
Sarah Aldonia
Translator & Mentor