Experience

Seenaryo

• Jordan
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Founded and leads Seenaryo, a leading specialist in theatre and play-based learning with marginalised communities in Lebanon and Jordan. Seenaryo uses theatre and play to transform education and support people to learn, lead, heal and thrive in their classrooms and communities. Having reached over 86,000 children, youth, women and teachers since 2015, Seenaryo was one of Expo 2020 Dubai's 120 Global Innovators, has lectured for New York University on their Teacher Fellowship, and has been featured in Al Jazeera and Prospect Magazine. Show less



Women Now For Development

• France
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trustee

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  Trustee at Women Now, a civil society organisation led by and for Syrian women, which runs campaigns and delivers programmes in Lebanon, Turkey and inside Syria. Women Now aims to engender the development of a society governed by democracy, freedom, and justice – a society where women have a meaningful role in everyday Syrian life. Have overseen the development of governance, fundraising and advocacy during a period of change and growth for the organisation, and multiple crises in the region. Trustee at Women Now, a civil society organisation led by and for Syrian women, which runs campaigns and delivers programmes in Lebanon, Turkey and inside Syria. Women Now aims to engender the development of a society governed by democracy, freedom, and justice – a society where women have a meaningful role in everyday Syrian life. Have overseen the development of governance, fundraising and advocacy during a period of change and growth for the organisation, and multiple crises in the region.



Social and Economic Action for Lebanon (SEAL)

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2018

  Oversaw all aspects of the development of SEAL, a 501(c)3 diaspora-led international development non-profit founded in 1997 with a 20 year history of implementing social and economic development projects in Lebanon. SEAL works in collaboration with grassroots local groups to create jobs and raise incomes, in order to strengthen marginalized communities. SEAL has implemented 130 projects since inception in 1997. Oversaw all aspects of the development of SEAL, a 501(c)3 diaspora-led international development non-profit founded in 1997 with a 20 year history of implementing social and economic development projects in Lebanon. SEAL works in collaboration with grassroots local groups to create jobs and raise incomes, in order to strengthen marginalized communities. SEAL has implemented 130 projects since inception in 1997.



Chisenhale Gallery

• United Kingdom
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager, How To Work Together

  • May 2014 - Mar 2016

  Managed a major 3 year contemporary art programme of commissioning and research shared between 3 non-profit London galleries. Managed a major 3 year contemporary art programme of commissioning and research shared between 3 non-profit London galleries.



Ashkal Alwan

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • 2011 - 2014