Offices and Services
Ms. Peggy Hanna
Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Ms. Peggy Hanna was appointed to the role of Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications (MarCom) at LAU in October 2009. Prior to that, she held the position of Director of MarCom since joining LAU in 2007.
In her role, Ms. Hanna works with experts to conceptualize, plan and implement a comprehensive communications and marketing strategy for LAU, in order to enhance the university’s position and visibility within Lebanon and throughout the Middle East.
Ms. Hanna spearheaded LAU’s first branding initiative, standardizing the institution’s visual identity and establishing an LAU brand that reflects the institution’s mission, values and vision. Under Ms. Hanna’s leadership, MarCom manages LAU’s key communication channels encompassing the university’s web presence, key publications, and student, staff and faculty news and event promotion.
Prior to joining LAU, Ms. Hanna was the Director of Health Promotion and Public Relations at the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, where she developed a rich career in health promotion and social marketing. There, she was involved in the development of the health reform system and played a key role on numerous committees. She also coordinated public and media relations, developed a variety of training publications for health workers and media personnel, and organized several regional conferences and summits.
Ms. Hanna has also served as a communication consultant for several UN and international agencies such as the World Health Organization, World Bank, UNDP and UNICEF. She has played a key role in launching public awareness campaigns that have fostered collaboration between the private sector, public sector and NGOs.
At the academic level, Ms. Hanna has taught health communication and social marketing courses — and conducted workshops and training courses — at AUB, Université Saint-Joseph (USJ), University of Balamand, and the Lebanese University.
Ms. Hanna has an M.B.A. from the joint program through USJ and the Université Sorbonne (Paris-Panthéon), Université Paris Dauphine (Paris). She also has a master’s in Health Promotion from AUB.
Contact:
Peggy Hanna
Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Lebanese American University
Beirut Tel: +961-1-786456, ext. 1273
Byblos Tel: +961-9-547262
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