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Nada holds a bachelor's degree in languages, a teaching diploma, and two master's degrees: one in Translation from Saint Joseph University, where she serves on the Advisory Board, and another in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the American University of Beirut, AUB.

Currently, Nada is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Business, Executive Education, where she teaches two executive courses to international teachers: Instructional Course Design & Educational Technology and Advanced Academic Writing. She also serves as the Representative of the Rector of St. Joseph University of Beirut for Educational Excellence & Philanthropy in the USA. In addition, Nada is the Director of Training & Educational Technology at Saint Leo the Great Catholic School in Fairfax, VA.

As the Founder of the American Foundation for Educational Excellence (AFEE) and its subsidiaries—the Center for Excellence in Languages: Teaching, Editing, Translating, and Interpreting, and the International Foundation for Women's Empowerment (IFWE)—Nada has been a driving force in empowering women globally. Established in Virginia, USA, in March 2019, IFWE seeks to empower women of all nationalities and religions, helping them thrive personally and professionally.

Nada's leadership was further recognized when she was named a WOMAN LEADER by the University of Maryland's Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace in September 2019. Her name is listed in the online HUB of the Women as Partners in Progress Project (WPP), supporting women leaders in academia, education, and social development in Lebanon.

From October 2013 to March 2019, Nada served as the Director of Project Roots/CLFW, aiming to preserve diversity and democracy in Lebanon by registering Americans of Lebanese descent and encouraging them to reconnect with their roots. In 2012, she co-founded the Maronite Academy, promoting pride in Lebanese heritage among the new generation and encouraging registration in Lebanon.

In 2006, Nada became the administrative director of the Master of Science in Finance Program at GW School of Business, receiving an Appreciation Award in June 2008. She remained their Assessment of Learning Coordinator for AACSB Accreditation until 2014.

With over 20 years of experience, Nada has taught English, EFL, ESL, ESP, and English Communication in both school and college settings. She co-created and co-taught an online Methods Course for Teachers of Arabic as a Foreign Language at the GWU Graduate School of Education and is the Co-Editor in Chief of "Teaching World Languages: A Practical Guide- Arabic Edition" (The National Capital Language Resource Center, Washington, DC).

A pioneer in web page creation and design, Nada has an energetic, dynamic, and proactive approach to her work. Her outstanding communication skills are utilized daily, and she is an expert in assessment and evaluation to achieve objectives through needs analyses. Nada's research on teamwork, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills is consistently applied in her work environment.

Nada combines numerous skills, including leadership, technology, web page design, social media, photo editing (Photoshop), publishing (yearbooks and yearEbooks), communication, language fluency (in three languages), creative thinking, teaching, assertiveness, empathy, win/win thinking, friendliness, competence, production efficiency, hard work, organization, marketing, and public relations.

In 1998, Nada created and designed the website "Nada's ESL Island" (www.nadasisland.com), which has attracted over one million visitors and earned multiple educational awards, including The Busy Educator's Award, the Web English Teacher Outstanding Resource award, three Golden Web Awards, and an Academic Excellence award.

Nada has delivered numerous workshops at schools, universities, and national and international conferences on integrating technology in the classroom, emotional intelligence, team building, webpage design, peer mentoring, motivation, and learning strategies. She also produced an award-winning 250-page centennial yearbook in 2006.

Additionally, Nada is a member of the Marquis WHO'S WHO® list of Prominent Business Professionals and has been featured among Marquis Who's Who's Top Executives in Education and Leadership.

Anna Uhl Chamot was Professor Emerita of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development, where she was Faculty Advisor for English as a Second Language (ESL) and Foreign Language Education. She directed the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC), which conducted research, teacher education, and materials development for foreign language educators.

Dr. Chamot was principal investigator for a number of studies that investigated language learning processes of both second and foreign language students. Her research interests were in language learning strategies, content-based language instruction, and literacy development in adolescent English learners.

In addition to preparing future language teachers, Dr. Chamot also taught second and foreign languages in Grades 1 to 12 in the United States, Great Britain, Colombia, and Venezuela.

She co-designed the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA), an instructional model for English language learners and adapted this model to meet the needs of students learning English and other languages as foreign languages.

Her publications include articles and books on research, methodology, and instructional materials, including: The Learning Strategies Handbook, The CALLA Handbook: Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (2^nd edition), and Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition.

Dr. Chamot held a Ph.D. in applied linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in foreign language education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.A. in Spanish literature from the George Washington University. She was bilingual in Spanish and English and fluent in French.

Karen Kortecamp is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development where she teaches and advises doctoral candidates in Curriculum and Instruction.  For many years, Dr. Kortecamp coordinated and taught in the school’s Secondary Education Program.  Her courses in education policy and program evaluation are taught online. 

Dr. Kortecamp has evaluated numerous education and philanthropic programs that include Digital Learning Applications for emergent readers, professional learning, and the Deutsche Bank’s Americas Foundation.  She has expertise in conducting literature reviews, logic modeling, needs assessment, and evaluability assessment. Her research presentations and publications are in program evaluation, professional learning, and education technology.  Her Ph.D. is in public policy analysis from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

George Jabbour, Ph.D. is Professor of Finance, Vice-Dean for Executive Education/Programs, and Director of the Masters in Finance Program at The George Washington University School of Business.

He has been a consultant and conducting professional training for the World Bank Group in Washington DC (USA), Vienna (Austria) and Islamabad (Pakistan), the International Monetary Fund (USA), The International Training Banking Center in Budapest (Hungary), the Center of Excellence in Management in Kuwait, and for Kipco Asset Management Group (KAMCO) in Kuwait.

He was a Visiting Professor at Franklin College in Lugano (Switzerland), Dongseo University (South Korea), Renmin University of Beijing (China), and Sorbonne University in Paris (France).  He has many publications in professional refereed journals. Four of his co-authored papers won the best paper award. He co-authored “The Option Trader Handbook” for trade adjustments.

His research papers were presented in the US and around the world. He is a member of several leading professional finance organizations He has been a member of the Educational Committee of International Association of Financial Engineers and served as Chair of the Research Committee at Professional Risk Managers International Association. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of five journals. He has received many Teaching Excellence Awards.

In addition to his academic career, Dr. Jabbour is very active in equity and derivatives trading. He was Senior Financial Analyst at Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and a consultant to several American corporations and international organizations. He served as Managing Director of Global Asset Management Inc., and President of Global Finance Associates, Inc. in USA. He participated in the Forum for Democracy and Development in Doha (Qatar), in the Education without Borders and the Festival of Thinkers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (United Arab Emirates), and in the International Exhibition & Conference on Higher Education in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

He holds a Ph.D. in Finance, an MBA in Finance, a BBA in Marketing, and a BS in Mathematics.

Before moving to Interstate Resources, Dr. Ramez Skaff was Group Controller for the INDEVCO Saudi Joint Venture. He has over 30 years of experience in the paper and packaging industry. Before joining INDEVCO Group, Dr. Skaff held several executive positions at the World Bank. Dr. Skaff serves on the Board of the following non-profit organizations: American Friends of Al Younbouh, SESOBEL, Georges N. Frem Foundation and Christian Lebanese Foundation in the World. Dr. Skaff holds a PhD in Economics, an MS in Mathematics and Economics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and a BA in Mathematics from Loyola College in Baltimore, MD.