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New York Team
Running our global operations from our NYC base

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
President & Founder Ideas Beyond Borders

Melissa Chen
Managing Director & Board Member

David Reis
Chief Strategy Officer

Evan Riggs
Marketing and Communications

Skip Winitsky
Chief Financial Officer

Abdo Al Rayyis
Manager | Engagement

Maher Gabra
Executive Producer, Bel Arabi

Reid Newton
Editor and Program Manager
Middle-East Team
Our on-the-ground management team in the Middle East

Ahmed Al Rayyis
General Manager

Hussein Ibrahim
Iraq Country Director

Dana Radwan
Editor and Proofreader

Walid Cherkaoui
Content Manager

Raghad Alkatlabe
Translator & Mentor

Ahmed Reda
Chief Editor

Diana Naous
Translator & Mentor

Mustafa Bajood
Executive Producer

Roua Barakat
Translator & Mentor

Majd Drebati
HR Management

Lilav Haj Ali
Translator & Mentor

Rand Issam
Translator & Mentor

Issam Fawaz
Communication and Data Manager

Mira Jundi
Translator & Mentor

Mohammad Hijjawi
Program Management

Majd Albasha
Marketing Manager

Alissar Ghanem
Translator & Mentor

Alber Saud
Social Media Manager

Razan Hamida
Translator & Mentor

Sarah Aldonia
Translator & Mentor

Abdulla Arfa
Wikipedia Publishing Manager

A. Mansoor Ramizy
Afghanistan IH Manager

Rafal Majeed
MENA IH Manager