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The Executive Committee consists of the Upper and Lower School Principals and Deputy Principals, as well as, the School Director, Joyce Ajlouny. The Executive Committee meets on a regular basis to monitor daily operations at the School, as well as, ensures the implementation of Board of Trustees’ decisions.
As School Director, Joyce Ajlouny is the Chair of the Executive Committee. Joyce has lived in Ramallah for most of her life. For fifteen years, she enjoyed an exciting career at the senior management level with international development and relief organizations, at the United Nations, and most recently as the Oxfam Great Britain Representative in Palestine. She is a graduate of the Friends Boy School (1983).
Mahmoud Amra is a Friends School graduate. After obtaining his Masters degree in physics in Germany, he started working at the Friends Boys School as a teacher for physics and mathematics. In 1997, Mahmoud became the deputy head of the school and the International Baccalaureate Programme coordinator. In 2000, he became the Head of the Boys School, and after a one-year sabbatical in 2005, has returned to the school to assume the position of Head of the Upper School.
Jeries Abu Etham has a Masters in Education Administration from Birzeit University and a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the same institution. In 2000, he accepted the deputy principle position at the Friends Boy School. Prior to that, he chaired the Science Department for two years, from 1998-2000, at the FBS. He is a graduate of the Friends Boy School (1974).
Diana Abdel Nour has been the Principal at the Friends Girls School since 1993; she served as the Acting Principal in 1991 and 1992. She previously worked for 16 years as a teacher of Math and Science at the Friends Girls School and at Birzeit University, and was the head of the Mathematics Department at the Girls School for eight years. Diana Abdel Nour holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics with a minor in Natural Sciences from McMaster University (Canada); and has further studied management and school administration through courses at Bethlehem University and Harvard University.
Frieda Dahdah Khayat is Deputy Principal at the Friends Girls School. She received her M.A. in Peace Education from Notre Dame University (USA) and also holds a B.A. in English Literature from Birzeit University. She has worked as a project coordinator and translator for local NGOs, and has taught English at various institutions. From August 2001-2002, she was the Director of Vocational Training Center at the YWCA in Jerusalem, Palestine. |
