Governance and Policies
Board of Trustees
Dr. Charles Elachi
Chairman of the Board
Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
and VP of California Institute of Technology
Dr. Mary Mikhael
Vice Chairman of the Board
Synod Representative
President of NEST
Mr. Fred Rogers
Secretary of the Board
Vice President and Treasurer
Dr. Paul F. Boulos
President and Chief Operating Officer of MWH Soft, Inc. (ME)
H.E. Amb. Gilbert Chagoury
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Saint Lucia to UNESCO
Rev. Christine Chakoian
Pastor, First Presbyterian Church
Lake Forest, Illinois, USA
Mrs. Eva Kotite Farha
LAU Alumna
Dr. George Faris
Chairman
Hudson Financial Partners, LLC
Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Austrian Diplomat and Politician
Member of the conservative Austrian People’s Party (OVP)
Mr. Antoine Frem
Vice Chairman, INDEVCO Group
Chairman / CEO Interstate Resources Inc.
Mr. Arthur Gabriel
Secretary Treasurer
Dr. Ray Irani
Chairman and CEO
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Mr. Wadih (Bill) Jordan
President
Rev. Joseph Kassab
Executive for Committee on Ecclesial and Spiritual Affairs – NESSL
Director of Christian Education Department
NESSL
Mr. Samer Khoury
Executive Vice President
Mr. Richard (Dick) Orfalea
Retired Corporate Banker
Mr. Todd Petzel
Chief Investment Officer and Partner
Mr. Ghassan Saab
President/CEO
Mr. Salim G. Sfeir
Chairman - General Manager
Bank of Beirut S.A.L.
Dr. H. John Shammas, M.D.
Medical Director of the Shammas Eye Medical Center & M/S Surgery Center
Rev. Ronald L. Shive
Senior Pastor
First Presbyterian Church, Burlington NC
Mr. Peter Tanous
President & Director
Dr. George E. Thibault, M.D.
President of the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
Mr. Abdallah Yabroudi
Managing Director and CEO
Dubai Contracting Company - UAE
Emeritus Trustees
Mr. Jose Abizaid
Emeritus Trustee
Dr. Amal Kurban
Emeritus Trustee
Mr. Wilbert F. Newton
Emeritus Trustee
Ex-Officio Members
Mr. Philip Stoltzfus
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer of
Thayer Brook Partners LLP
Rev. Amgad Beblawi
Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia
Area Coordinator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Rev. Fadi Dagher
General Secretary
National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon
Dr. Joseph Jabbra
LAU President
Dr. Camille Issa
(Senate Chair)
LAU Faculty Representative
