Lina has been part of the TFL family since 2014. She is now an education adviser for the Access program. 

Lina has been in the field of education for twenty years. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Saint Louis University. She has worked as teacher, subject coordinator, and departmental coordinator at the K-12 school level, and she has held assistant professor positions at universities in Lebanon and abroad. She has written a book and multiple articles about education. 

Lina has also led a number of professional development workshops. She specializes in curriculum design, education leadership, professional development, and career guidance. 

Lina is sure that the only solution to a better future is through education. She believes TFL’s mission aligns with her own, and that it is being executed in an effective and positive way. 

Manar joined TFL as a fellow in 2016; she was placed in Bakhaoun, North Lebanon. The fellowship taught her a lot about the importance of education in making a change in any community. After her fellowship, Manar wanted to keep working with TFL in order to continue having an impact, so she joined the team as education mentor for North Lebanon. Currently, Manar is the coordinator for the English Access Microscholarship Program. She oversees the progress of the program to ensure that its main goals are met. She creates timelines, schedules, and work-plans with the Access team, relevant departments, and external stakeholders to ensure the implementation of planned activities. She also manages the administrative tasks for the project. 

Manar enjoys long walks in nature.

Zeina holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design from the American University of Beirut. She has 13 years of experience working in communications and branding in Beirut, in positions including design manager and senior art director. She joined TFL in December 2020, after over a decade of working in the corporate world, because she felt that she needed to use the skills she had developed to serve a humanitarian cause, and that this would bring meaning and purpose to her work. 

Zeina’s responsibilities include managing TFL’s day-to-day digital activities and communications, developing and homogenizing the TFL brand, setting up promotional activities and events, and managing external communications. Zeina's role is to be a bridge between TFL and its many stakeholders. She dedicates her time to ensuring that the achievements of our organization – of our staff, fellows, and students – are made visible to all.

Pamela joined Teach For Lebanon (TFL) as monitoring and evaluation (M&E) Coordinator in May 2021. Her responsibilities include preparing logframes for all education-related TFL projects, as well as developing and implementing M&E tools for these projects. Prior to joining TFL, Pamela worked as an M&E officer for HelpAge, an international NGO serving older persons, for four years. After these four years, she found herself wanting to explore working in other areas of public health, such as education. When she was offered a job at TFL, she saw it as an opportunity to learn and grow personally and professionally, and to open new doors for herself. 

Pamela holds a bachelor’s of public health and developmental sciences from the University of Balamand, and she is currently pursuing a master’s in human rights  from Notre Dame university.

Ahmad holds a bachelor’s degree in banking and finance.  Prior to joining TFL, he worked as an accountant, a warehouse manager, an English teacher, and a teacher trainer. Ahmad joined TFL in November of 2020 as an education mentor. He provides logistical, technical, and emotional guidance and support to our fellows in Beirut and in southern Lebanon. 

Ahmad believes that access to excellent education regardless of socioeconomic background is a human right, and that TFL is playing a key role in ensuring that Lebanese children are granted this right. He wants to help TFL grow and thrive in order to maximize its positive impacts.

Joelle joined TFL in November of 2020 as an education mentor. She manages the training and support of our fellows, equipping them with the knowledge, skillset, and mindset to become highly effective teachers. Joelle holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the Lebanese University. Prior to joining TFL, she worked as a school advisor at the GC Model UN, as an English teacher, and as an English editor. 

Joelle works for TFL because she believes in its humanitarian mission of delivering quality education to students regardless of their socioeconomic background – it’s a chance to make a difference in our society.

Rima Sherkawi joined Teach For Lebanon as an English Access Microscholarship Program mentor in February 2021. She holds a master’s degree in educational management from the Lebanese American university. Rima is also an alumni of TFL’s fellowship program (Cohort 1, 2009–2011). The two-year teaching experience had an extremely positive impact on her, both personally and professionally. Post-fellowship, she decided to continue teaching English. Overall, she has accumulated 14 years of experience teaching at levels ranging from kindergarten to high school. 

Rima has always noticed major discrepancies and inequalities in education between private and public schools. TFL gives her the opportunity to contribute in breaking this cycle of inequality and providing all students with what they need and deserve – all in order to build a better future. 

Nagham El Banna joined Teach For Lebanon (TFL) as a project officer in August 2021; she is currently working on our 1001 Nights program. 

Prior to joining us as a project officer, Nagham was a TFL Fellow (Cohort 10). 

Nagham holds a bachelor’s degree in international affairs and political science from the Lebanese American University, as well as a master’s degree in rural community development from the American University of Beirut. She has experience working in the humanitarian sector with entities including Rural Entrepreneurs, Tatweer Baladna, Women Ascension, YMV, the British Council, and UNICEF. 

When asked “Why are you working with TFL, Nagham answers: “I’ve always wanted to make this world a better place through impacting the lives of others. I believe that TFL gives us the platform to change lives  and leave an impact.”

Fatima joined TFL as a Fellow in 2019. In 2021, shortly after graduating from the program, she joined the executive team as a project assistant. 

Fatima holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the American University of Beirut, a diploma in education and leadership management from the Lebanese American University, and she is currently pursuing a master’s degree in chemistry from the American University of Beirut. She was a participant in the UNDP’s Youth Leadership Programme, as well as a member of Teach For All’s Student Leadership community. 

Throughout her life, Fatima witnessed firsthand the lack of quality education in Lebanon; therefore, she finds it inspiring to have an NGO like TFL instill the value of leadership in individuals. She joined TFL because she believes in the vision and wants to be a part of the impact.