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•	Office of the President
•	Office of the Vice President
•	Office of the Provost
•	Admissions
•	Central Services
•	External Affairs
•	Finance Office
•	Human Resources
•	Institutional Effectiveness
•	Information Technology Support Services
•	Library
•	Registrar
•	Student Services
•	Administrative Assistants


•	School of Business Administration
•	School of Communication and Information Studies
•	School of Engineering
•	Department of Information Technology
•	Department of Interior Design
•	Department of Visual Communication
•	Department of Liberal Arts
•	Center for English Proficiency
•	Laboratory Technicians




Name	Ext.	Email	Designation

Office of the President
Lance de Masi	+971 4 318 3101	ldemasi@aud.edu	President
Nada Karam	+971 4 318 3101	nkaram@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Office of the President
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Office of the Vice President
Elias Bou Saab	+971 4 318 3110	ebousaab@aud.edu	Executive Vice President
Aline Otaki	+971 4 318 3110	aotaki@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Office of the Executive Vice President
Layal Al Alam	+971 4 318 3110	lalam@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Office of the Executive Vice President
Reina Dib	+971 4 318 3109	rdib@aud.edu	Assistant to the Executive Vice President
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Office of the Provost
Jihad Nader	+971 4 318 3601	jnader@aud.edu	Provost / Chief Academic Officer
Branka Bejatovic	+971 4 318 3601	bbejatovic@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Office of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer
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Admissions
Carol Maalouf	+971 4 318 3170	cmaalouf@aud.edu	Director of Admissions
Anastasia Surbasheva	+971 4 318 3172	asurbasheva@aud.edu	Admissions and Enrollment Coordinator
Georges Moutran	+971 4 318 3175	gmoutran@aud.edu	Admissions Coordinator
Jacomina Jordaan	+971 4 318 3173	jjordaan@aud.edu	Admissions Coordinator
Patricia Lasdin	+971 4 318 3176	PLasdin@aud.edu	Admissions and Enrollment Coordinator
Parissa Jalali	+971 4 318 3174	pjalali@aud.edu	Admissions Coodinator
Zeina Tannir	+971 4 318 3171	ztannir@aud.edu	Associate Director of Admissions
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Central Services
Elie Sawaya	+971 4 318 3122	esawaya@aud.edu	Director of Central Services
Bahaa El Sheikh	+971 4 318 3128	belsheikh@aud.edu	Visa Officer
Ghassan Aschkar	+971 4 318 3123	gaschkar@aud.edu	Facilities Manager
Jörg Maak	+971 4 318 3329	jmaak@aud.edu	Logistics Supervisor
Tammam Tannous	+971 4 318 3502	ttannous@aud.edu	Security Supervisor
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External Affairs
Kristy Nyberg	+971 4 318 3119	knyberg@aud.edu	Career Services Assistant Manager
Peggy Awad	+971 4 318 3138	pawad@aud.edu	Career Services Assistant Manager
Rim Ibrahim	+971 4 318 3139	ribrahim@aud.edu	External Affairs Coordinator
Sue Hunter	+971 4 318 3131	shunter@aud.edu	Career Services Manager
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Finance Office
Maya Amiouny	+971 4 318 3150	mamiouny@aud.edu	Chief Financial Officer
Nathalie Sawaya	+971 4 318 3151	nsawaya@aud.edu	Student Financial Affairs Officer
Polly Noveno	+971 4 318 3153	pnoveno@aud.edu	Accounting Coordinator
Silvana Azcurra	+971 4 318 3154	sazcurra@aud.edu	Accounting Manager
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Human Resources
Lily Kawmi	+971 4 318 3140	lkawmi@aud.edu	Director of Human Resources
Megan Hardie	+971 4 318 3141	mhardie@aud.edu	Human Resources Coordinator
Mirna Mouneimne	+971 4 318 3142	mmouneimne@aud.edu	Human Resources Coordinator
Yvonne Razo	+971 4 318 3143	yrazo@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Human Resources
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Institutional Effectiveness
Sajida Shroff	+971 4 318 3126	sshroff@aud.edu	Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Joanne Frigillano	+971 4 318 3124	jcfrigillano@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant for Institutional Effectiveness
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Information Technology Support Services
Frank Seifaee	+971 4 318 3481	fseifaee@aud.edu	Information Technology Services Manager
Roobi P Baby	+971 4 318 3125	pbroobi@aud.edu	Information Technology Services Coordinator
Abdul Gafoor Manningal	+971 4 318 3486	agafoor@aud.edu	SQL Programmer
Abhilash Thekkottil	+971 4 318 3483	athekkottil@aud.edu	Web Developer
Biju Kanan	+971 4 318 3490	bkanan@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Carole Frigillano	+971 4 318 3480	cnfrigillano@aud.edu	Helpdesk Analyst
Fakruddin Ali Ahmed	+971 4 318 3488	faliahmed@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Jay Sajul	+971 4 318 3484	jsajul@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Raffik Basha	+971 4 318 3485	rbasha@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Shinu Abdul Vahid	+971 4 318 3489	sabdulvahid@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Yusuf Ali Rassiwala	+971 4 318 3482	yrassiwala@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
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Library
Liz Oesleby	+971 4 318 3180	loesleby@aud.edu	Director of Library Services
David Kunz	+971 4 318 3185	dkunz@aud.edu	Librarian - Reference/Instruction
Dina Saqan	+971 4 318 3185	dsaqan@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant
Faye Doran	+971 4 318 3184	fdoran@aud.edu	Library Assistant - Circulation Supervisor
Gerardo Reyes	+971 4 318 3183	greyes@aud.edu	Library Assistant - Circulation
Homai Faridi	+971 4 318 3185	hfaridi@aud.edu	Library Technician - Reference/Instruction
Satish Ranjalkar	+971 4 318 3182	sranjalkar@aud.edu	Librarian - Technical Services/Faculty Materials
Sheri Nafisi	+971 4 318 3182	snafisi@aud.edu	Library Assistant - Technical Services
Wilfredo Arcilla	+971 4 318 3183	warcilla@aud.edu	Library Assistant - Circulation
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Registrar
Matilda Jabbour	+971 4 318 3190	mjabbour@aud.edu	Acting Registrar
Carla Valdez	+971 4 318 3193	cvaldez@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant - Registrar
Judith Haddad	+971 4 318 3191	jhaddad@aud.edu	Registration Coordinator
Manar Yazbeck	+971 4 318 3192	myazbeck@aud.edu	Registration Coordinator
Marlene Murr	+971 4 318 3194	mmurr@aud.edu	Registration Coordinator
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Student Services
Bushra Finaish	+971 4 318 3137	bfinaish@aud.edu	Student Support Manager
Eileen Garcia	+971 4 318 3134	egarcia@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Student Services
Joseph Nohra	+971 4 318 3420	jnohra@aud.edu	Athletics Coordinator
Marrakech Arbuckle	+971 4 318 3132	marbuckle@aud.edu	Student Activities Coordinator
Nadine Maalouf	+971 4 318 3417	nmaalouf@aud.edu	Personal Counselor
Nelly Halabi	+971 4 318 3200	nhalabi@aud.edu	Health Center Director
Raya Al Barazi	+971 4 318 3133	ralbarazi@aud.edu	Housing Manager
Veronique Lemieux	+971 4 318 3136	vlemieux@aud.edu	Student Activities Coordinator
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Administrative Assistants
Aylin Kfouri	+971 4 318 3209	akfouri@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Liberal Arts
Carla Karam	+971 4 318 3303	ckaram@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Dean of the School of Business
Dalal Ghanim	+971 4 318 3212	dghanim@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Visual Communication
Fatima Hotiet	+971 4 318 3405	fhotiet@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant School of Engineering
Josephine Hosenilla	+971 4 318 3439	jhosenilla@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Information Technology
Majida Al Kadi	+971 4 318 3231	mkadi@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant CfEP
Sharareh Faramarz	+971 4 318 3203	sfaramarz@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Interior Design
Zainab Hamad	+971 4 318 3322	zhamad@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant
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School of Business Administration
Dwayne Banks	+971 4 318 3315	dbanks@aud.edu	Dean of the School of Business Administration and Associate Professor of Economics

Department of Management and E-Business
Hosein Gharavi	+971 4 318 3308	hgharavi@aud.edu	Chair, Department of Management and E-Business Assistant Professor of Management
Ahmad Kayali	+971 4 318 3312	akayali@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Benedikt Schwittay	+971 4 318 3319	bschwittay@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Management
Chafik Abid	+971 4 318 3115	cabid@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences
Damien Horigan	+971 4 318 3325	dhorigan@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Eric Benson	+971 4 318 3316	ebenson@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Decision Sciences
Evangellos Dedoussis	+971 4 318 3302	ededoussis@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Management
Robert Pech	+971 4 318 3318	rpech@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Management
Shadi Abouzeid	+971 4 318 3301	sabouzeid@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences
Shahin Bahrami	+971 4 318 3116	sbahrami@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Management
Susan Zeidan	+971 4 318 3107	szeidan@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Management

Department of Accounting and Finance
Mohammed Abu Ali	+971 4 318 3224	mabuali@aud.edu	Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance Assistant Professor of Economics
Houcem Smaoui	+971 4 318 3326	hsmaoui@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Finance
Jihad Nader	+971 4 318 3601	jnader@aud.edu	Professor of Finance
Karim Mimouni	+971 4 318 3113	kmimouni@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Finance
Moh'd Al Azzam	+971 4 318 3314	malazzam@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Economics
Mufeed Rawashdeh	+971 4 318 3304	mrawashdeh@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Accounting
Rod Monger	+971 4 318 3321	rmonger@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Accounting
Steven Buigut	+971 4 318 3117	sbuigut@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Economics
Vadhindran Rao	+971 4 318 3114	vrao@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Finance

Department of Marketing and Marketing Communications
Tarek Mady	+971 4 318 3307	tmady@aud.edu	Chair, Department of Marketing and Marketing Communications Assistant Professor of Marketing
Dennis Lee	+971 4 318 3235	dlee@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Marketing
Kaleel Rahman	+971 4 318 3327	krahman@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Marketing
Kimberley Leahy	+971 4 318 3118	kleahy@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Marketing Communications
Ode Amaize	+971 4 318 3328	oamaize@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Marketing Communications
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School of Communication and Information Studies
Richard Gross	+971 4 318 3443	rgross@aud.edu	Program Coordinator / Associate Professor of Communication and Information Studies
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School of Engineering
Alaa Ashmawy	+971 4 318 3440	aashmawy@aud.edu	Dean of School of Engineering & Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Ali El-Haj Mahmoud	+971 4 318 3438	aelhajmahmoud@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
Boutheina Tlili	+971 4 318 3409	btlili@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Colin Christy	+971 4 318 3415	cchristy@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Dima Jawad	+971 4 318 3445	djawad@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Edgar Small	+971 4 318 3447	esmall@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Elias Saqan	+971 4 318 3403	esaqan@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Hosni Ghedira	+971 4 318 3449	hghedira@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Hamid Shafiee	+971 4 318 3407	hshafiee@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Wael Bazzi	+971 4 318 3408	wbazzi@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
Wathiq Mansoor	+971 4 318 3436	wmansoor@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Computer Engineering
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Department of Information Technology
Khalid Khawaja	+971 4 318 3402	kkhawaja@aud.edu	Chair and Assistant Professor of Information Technology
Alex Alexandropoulos	+971 4 318 3434	aalex@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Information Technology
Basel Dayyani	+971 4 318 3432	bdayyani@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Information Technology
Ghassan Kbar	+971 4 318 3437	gkbar@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Information Technology
Hicham El Zabadani