Rana
Cheaito
President
Maitries- es in sciences, Lebanese university. Masters in food science and
Technology, LIU.
Dr. Bashir Salloum
Former President
PhD in Agricultural Sciences University of Hohenheim,
Germany, M.S. in Livestock Production and Management, BSc in Agriculture
Sciences, AUB
Dr. Mahmoud Halablab
Treasurer
Professor in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Main interest in Coronaviruses and virulence & phagocytosis of microbes. Rafik Hariri University
Dr. Oussama Dimassi
PhD in Agricultural Sciences (Food Sciences) University of Hohenheim, Germany,
M.S. in Livestock Production and Management, BSc in Agriculture Sciences, AUB
Dr. Raymond Akiki
Ph.D. degree in leadership and another in Business Management. Professor at
Lebanese Universities and as a consultant to major and leading companies in the
Middle East.
Iman Masri
Consultant
BT in sales &Trading /Secretary Skills from Bekaa Technical Institute /Al
Khiara.West Bekaa. Lebanon
Dr. Aline Issa
Consultant
PhD in Agriculture and food sciences from USEK, in codirecting with INRAE-MICALIS, île de
France, and a Strong professional with a Master’s Degree in Food Safety and Quality
Management from Notre Dame University – Louaize (NDU), a Preventive Control
Qualified individual (PCQI)
Rim El- Khatib
General Secretary
Bachelor in Biology, Masters in Sciences in Food Technology, LIU
MEMBER
Dr. Lara Hanna Wakim
Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon. Agricultural Engineering Diploma from
USEK (Lebanon), an MS in Food Science from the Agence Universitaire de la
Francophonie (AUF)/INAP-G (France) and a PhD in Food Process Engineering from
AgroParis Tech (France). MA/PG Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher
Education from University of Chester (UK)
MEMBER
Dr. Christelle Bou-Mitri
Assistant Professor in Food Safety and Quality Management, at the Faculty of
NuKsing and Health Sciences at NDU. Dr. Bou-Mitri received a Ph.D. Degree in Food
Science/Biotechnology from McGill University (Quebec, Canada).
MEMBER
Atef Idriss
CEO of MEFOSA S.A.R.L. BSc degree in Food Sciences from the University of
California- Davis, and has completed several advanced Food: Marketing, Quality,
Safety, Security and Defense courses in major US and EU institutions
MEMBER
Dr. Layal Karam
Assistant Professor in Food Safety and Quality Management, at the Faculty of Nursing
and Health Sciences at NDU. Ph.D. Degree in Food Science and Technology from Lille 1 University – Science and Technology and completed her
Postdoctoral research in France
MEMBER
Patrick Abboud
Patrick Abboud:
Operations Manager, Ahead Inspection Lebanon – Tuv Austria Partner. He is holding
a Bachelor degree in Engineering, Agriculture from USEK
MEMBER
Fidele Achkar
Lebanese food safety consultant & lead auditor. She is an entrepreneur, founder &
CEO of FoodSight s.a.l. She is holding a Master’s degree in Food Technology and
Bachelor degree in Biochemistry from Lebanese University.
MEMBER
Youmna Iskandarani
LD, M.S. in Food Science and Technology
B.S in Nutrition and dietetics
B.S in food science and technology
MEMBER
Dyala Azzam
Maitries- es in sciences, Lebanese university. Masters in food science and Technology, LIU.
MEMBER
Rola Fawaz
Food science and Nutrition Instructor at Lebanese International University and a Clinical Nutrition Officer.
she holds a Masters degree in Food Science and Technology from Lebanese International University, Beirut and B.S in Nutrition and Dietetics from Lebanese International University.
MEMBER
ZEINAB FARROUKH
Food safety specialist with +5 years of experience in quality control, quality assurance, inspection, laboratory research, data analytics, as well as manual editing and writing. Trained and certified in food safety standards (GMP, HACCP, SQF, ISO22000 …).
MEMBER
Mariam Itani
BSc in Biology and Biochemistry from Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth
masters degree in Food Chemistry (chimie alimentaire) and graduated in 2021
also from Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth
MEMBER
Reine Barbar
Assistant Professor at Montpellier SupAgro
Montpellier SupAgro • University of Chester
Greater Montpellier Metropolitan Area
MEMBER
Nidal Jazzar
Quality Manager at Eau De Tarchich – Talaya
QUALEB • American University of Beirut