Board of Trustees

Mr. Peter J. Tanous – Chairman
Chairman, Lynx Investment Advisory

Dr. Cherilyn G. Murer – Vice-Chair
President/CEO, CGM Advisory Group, LLC

Mr. George Doumet – Secretary
Chairman and President, Federal White Cement Ltd

Mr. Thomas G. Abraham
CEO, iAM Enterprises

Dr. Joseph Aoun
President, Northeastern University

Mr. Johnny B. Awwad
Associate Professor of New Testament, Near East School of Theology

Hon. Charles Boustany Jr. M.D.
Former Congressman 
Partner, Capitol Counsel LLC

Dr. Charles Elachi
Former Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dr. George N. Faris

Mrs. Eva Kotite Farha
LAU Alumna

Mr. Antoine N. Frem
Chairman, INDEVCO Management Resources Inc.

Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel, Ret.
President and CEO, The Gabriel Company, LLC

Dr. Robert D. Harrington
Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Medical Director, Madison Clinic

Rev. Cynthia A. Jarvis
Pastor, The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill

Sheikh Walid Katibah
Synod Representative

Dr. Francois Nader
Chairman, Acceleron Pharma
Managing Director, Jesra Advisors

Mrs. Mona Nehmé
Founder & President, Friends of Eucharist
President, International Francophone Trade
Lebanese Antenna

Mr. Clay Pell 
Attorney and former U.S. Deputy Assistant
Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education

Mr. Ghassan M. Saab
CEO, Sorensen Gross Construction Services

Sheikha Intisar Salem Al Ali Al Sabah
Co-Founder and CEO, LULUA Group

Dr. H. John Shammas
Medical Director, Shammas Eye Medical Center & M/S Surgery Center

Mr. Nicolas A. Tamari
CEO, Sucafina SA

Mr. Robert Worley
PC (USA) Representative
Director, Language Resource and Writing Center, McCormick Theological Seminary

Dr. Fouad Zmokhol
President, Association of Lebanese Business People in the World (RDCL World)
CEO, Zimco Group (ME) | SAPDIB (Africa)

Ex-Officio Members

Rev. Elmarie Parker
PCUSA Regional Liaison in Lebanon – Syria

​Rev. Joseph Kassab
General Secretary, National Evangelical SYNOD of Syria and Lebanon – NESSL

Dr. John El Khoury – (Senate Chair)
LAU Faculty Representative

Dr. Joseph G. Jabbra
LAU President