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

Mr. Jose Abizaid
Emeritus Trustee

Dr. Amal Kurban
Emeritus Trustee

Mr. Wilbert F. Newton
Emeritus Trustee

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