About-Us

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

Lina Malaeb

Vice president


Masters in food science and Technology, LIU.

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