Mr. Amine Michel Khoury

Mr. Khoury is the founder and president of Eastwood College, a leading academic institution since 1973, with two campuses in Mansourieh and Kfarshima. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Sciences and Public Administration and a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology from the American University of Beirut. He also holds a diploma in Theology and Philosophy from Cambridge University, UK. Married to Queen Sayegh and the father of two adult children, Mr. Khoury is an active member of the community and an ecumenical persona. He has served as chairman of the Advisory Board of World Vision Lebanon for over 20 years, and has served on the Board of the Bible Society for many years as Treasurer, and as Chairman since 2004.  Mr. Khoury’s close ties with all the main church leaders strongly embodies the mission of the Bible Society, where the Bible is considered as a unifying building block amongst the Church.

Dr. Michael Bassous

Dr. Bassous joined the Bible Society in Lebanon [also responsible for the work in Syria and Iraq] in 1999, and was appointed General Secretary in 2004. He was elected as Chairman of the United Bible Societies (UBS) Europe Middle East Area Board in 2009 and Vice Chairman of the UBS Global Board in 2011. He is also a member of SAT-7’s International Council, representing UBS. Prior to the Bible Society, Dr. Bassous worked in various business, executive, and entrepreneurial leadership positions for 12 years. He currently holds a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership degree from the University of Phoenix, a Diploma in Theological Studies from the Near East School of Theology, an MBA from the American University of Beirut, and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Long Island University, New York. An Adjunct Professor at Taylor University (USA), Sagesse University, LAU, and NDU (Lebanon), he has also published several articles and researches, Christian and secular, focusing particularly on the areas of nonprofit organizations, Mideast issues, and Church relations. 

Father Ayoub Chehwan

Father Chehwan is a monk and priest of the Lebanese Maronite Order. He holds degrees in philosophy and theology from the Holy Spirit University, Kaslik (USEK) and in biblical studies from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, and a doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He also masters the following languages: Arabic, French, English, Italian, German, Hebrew, Greek, and Syriac. Father Chehwan held several positions, including General Secretary, head of History Faculty at USEK, and founder and manager of the USEK museum. Currently, he is a professor of Biblical Studies at USEK and other universities. Father Chehwan is the chief editor, writer, and researcher of Biblia journal; doctoral committee chairman in the Theological College and Liturgical Faculty; Coordinator of the Middle East Chapter of the Biblical Federation; and General Administrator in the Lebanese Maronite Order and overseer of the education and schools sectors. 

Mr. Samir Constantine

Mr. Samir Constantine, holds a BA degree in Business Administration from the American University in Beirut in 1982, and a master's degree in business administration from Samford University in the United States in 1984. He also attended academic and university programs in education and information in the eighties and nineties of the last century. He worked for six years in an American network television and ten years at the Lebanese American University LAU he filled the following positions: Director of Admissions, Director of Public Relations, and Dean of Students. He also gave over a period time courses in Management and Marketing.

He founded in 2001, “Wazanat" institution for Educational Consulting services, it is currently a consultant for 125 institutions, including 103 schools, hospitals non-governmental organizations and commercial companies. “Wazanat” is marked by "talents" in the two fields of human resource training for the institutions and in helping to institutionalize the work of the organization, as well as developing and implementing academic and vocational program for guidance in schools. “Wazanat” is also active in the youth life skills training through scout movements, clubs and rural parishes. Mr. Constantine attended also / 18 / trainings in the United States, Britain and Denmark about the Institutions, the Educational Departments fields, fundraising and media. And organized different training workshops in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Morocco, Sudan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.