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for Wafra Investments as an Equity Analyst
covering the European Stock Markets.
Nada El Ghalayini ’97
and
Riad
Al Mawass’97
were blessed with the
birth a baby girl, Lana, on January 2nd.
Maher Mikati ’98
was blessed with a
baby boy Najib, named after his grandfa-
ther, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
Layla Abaza ‘99
just finished her
Master’s degree in Quality Management.
She and her husband, Abdallah, had a
baby six months ago, named Marwan.
Hana Addam ‘99
got married last
summer (July 7, 2006) to Bilal El-Ghali,
a Computer Science AUB Graduate ‘02.
She taught grade 1 at ACS this past year
and is currently at the University of
Pittsburgh doing her PhD in Compara-
tive and International Education. Hana
gave birth to a baby girl in April.
Tarek Kaissi ’99
graduated from AUB
with BE in EE in ‘03 and from UF with
MS in CS ‘05. He is a senior Software
Eng (J2EE) with MATSON in Phoenix,
AZ. His company is applying for his per-
manent residency, so “it seems that I will
be staying here for a while,” he said.
Joumana Hathout ’99
has moved to
Dubai. She’s still with Transmed but moved
from Unit Manager to HR team leader.
Nada Souhani ‘99
graduated from
AUB with a BS in computer Science and
worked as a Web and Oracle developer
for 3 years in MedNet. She then rejoined
IC in January 2007 as an IT Assistant.
She is also pursuing her MBA in LAU. “I
really miss all my classmates and
friends” she said, “and I thank the Face-
book for re-connecting most of us.”
CLASS OF ’00 – ‘06
Omar Houalla ‘00
graduated a
Computer and Communications Engi-
neer from AUB in June 2004.
He is currently worki-g as an Electrical
Engineer at Saudi Oger Ltd. in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jihane El Khoury ’00
graduated with
Bachelor’s of Sciences from AUB in 2003.
From October 2003 until September 2006,
she worked at the Central Bank of
Lebanon in the Special Investigation
Commission-Fighting Money Laundering
(SIC). Since September 2006, she has been
studying for her MS in management at the
London School of Economics (LSE).
Emil Tarazi ’00
graduated from
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) with a Bachelor’s
in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
In 2005, he also received a Master’s in
Electrical and Computer Engineering from
CMU. In 2006, he started working at UBS
Investment Bank in New York City and is
currently working in the Electronic Market
Making group. “In my free time,” he said,
“I hangout with IC Alumni in the area!”
Bassel El Turk ’00
graduated from the
University of Glasgow-UK in September
2005 with a Master’s degree in Commercial
Law (LLM). His research thesis focussed on
the laws and contracts governing Maritime
Oil Transportation in relation to Oil Char-
ter-parties and Pollution. He then joined a
consulting firm in Beirut called Global
Consulting Group. In May 2006, he joined
Rouse and Company International, one of
the leading law firms in Intellectual Proper-
ty Law worldwide. He is currently working
with Rouse as a lawyer in its Dubai office.
Lana Daher ’00
graduated as a Graph-
ic Designer from the American University
of Beirut in June 2006. Soon after, the war
broke out and she chose to stay in
Lebanon. She helped found a non-gov-
ernmental organization {Mowatinun} as
there was a great demand for immediate
relief efforts. Her tasks included fundrais-
ing and identifying refugees. She is cur-
rently responsible for a retail project from
creation to production: an eyewear chain
{TheCounter by Cherine Magrabi} that
will open soon in Cairo and Jeddah. She
also freelances and is thinking of applying
for a Master’s program next year.
Ziad Houri Homsi ’00
celebrated
his first year with Pfizer on April 1st.
Bassel El Baba ’00
is in his last year
of Medicine in Balamand University and
is applying for residency in the US. He
still plays the piano and gives concerts.
Charles Addington ’01
applied to
Procter & Gamble last summer while
working with CCC Abu Dhabi, and got
accepted for interviews one day before
the war broke out. The interviews were
postponed until November. He got
accepted and started working in Decem-
ber 4th 2006, just a week after the killing
of Pierre Gemayel. “So basically the
political situation in Lebanon was con-
trolling my career,” he said.
Haya Abuhamad ’01
is currently
living and working in Athens, Greece.
She finished her studies at the American
College of Greece: Deree College in June
‘06 where she obtained a Bachelor’s
Degree in Management Studies with an
emphasis in Human Resources and
Organizational Behavior. In July ‘06 she
began working at Clarkson Hellas Ltd.,
the Greek office of one of the world’s
largest shipbroking companies, Clark-