Who to Contact

Main Contacts

Below are primary contacts for all strategic communications needs specific to your school or department.

President’s Office, Institutional Advancement

Saad El Zein
Head of Strategic Communications
Extension: 1873
Email: saad.elzein@lau.edu.lb

Development Office, Advancement Services Office, Alumni Relations Office

Karina Rodriguez
Lead Director of Integrated Marketing Communications
Extension: 1465 
Email: krodriguez@lau.edu.lb

Health Schools, SoAS, Clinical Simulation Center, AiW, CIL, Provost’s Office, Faculty Senate, IPE, OGC

Zeina Abdallah
Senior Communications Associate
Extension: 1940
Email: zeina.abdallah@lau.edu.lb

SArD, SOE, Athletics, DIRA, FM, Finance, Honors Programs, HR, IT, Libraries, SAC

Nayla Abou Merhi Moujaes
Senior Communications Associate
Extension: 2870
Email: nayla.aboumerhi@lau.edu.lb

AKSOB, GSR, FMIC, LAU New York, Industrial Hub, ACE, GASC, PMRC, Cyber Security Systems & Applied AI Research Center

Rouba Dirani
Lead Communications Associate
Extension: 1148
Email: rouba.dirani@lau.edu.lb

Enrollment Management, OIS, Dean of Students Offices, OCE, Registrar’s Office, SINARC, USAID and MEPI programs

Technical Contacts

These team members are in charge of specific areas of communication. You would typically need to reach them if your primary contact refers you, or if you are already involved in a project with them.

LAU Magazine, News, and Events

Dana Mills
Senior Editor
Exttension: 1990
Email: dana.mills@lau.edu.lb

Public Relations and Social Media

Nada Torbey
Senior Director of Media & Public Relations
Extension: 2871
Email: nada.torbey@lau.edu.lb

Social Media

Bert Makadessi
Lead Social Media & Public Relations Associate
Extension: 1703
Email: bert.makadessi@lau.edu.lb

Digital, Website Development and Design

Karina Rodriguez
Lead Director of Integrated Marketing Communications
Extension: 1465 
Email: krodriguez@lau.edu.lb