Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE HOPE, OPPORTUNITY, AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES.
AMIDEAST SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN AMERICANS AND THE PEOPLES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: GOVERNMENTS, DONOR AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND CORPORATIONS TURN TO AMIDEAST FOR ASSISTANCE IN MANAGING SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN STUDENTS. SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS REQUIRE SOLID LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT: SPONSORS MUST DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SELECTION CRITERIA AND MAKE THE MOST OF LIMITED RESOURCES; CANDIDATES SEEK ADVICE ON EDUCATIONAL CHOICES AND ON HANDLING APPLICATION, FINANCIAL, AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS; AND PARTICIPANT PROGRESS NEEDS TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED. AMIDEAST ENSURES THAT ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET SO THAT SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES. AMIDEAST'S SERVICES TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORS INCLUDE PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT AND RECRUITING OF CANDIDATES; MANAGING THE SELECTION PROCESS; PLACEMENT; PREDEPARTURE ORIENTATION; ONGOING ADVISING AND MONITORING; FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING TO SPONSORS.
(2)ENGLISH LANGUAGE: IN RESPONSE TO GROWING DEMAND FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AMIDEAST HAS MADE THE EXPANSION OF ITS ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS A PRIORITY. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS AND TEENS, AND GENERAL ENGLISH AND ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES FOR ADULTS, AMIDEAST ALSO DESIGNS AND CONDUCTS ENGLISH FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES, INCLUDING NATIONAL MINISTRIES, INTERNATIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. IN ADDITION, AMIDEAST COMBINES ITS EXPERIENCE IN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO HELP GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THEIR OWN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS. SINCE 2004, AMIDEAST HAS BEEN AN IMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE-FUNDED ENGLISH ACCESS MICROSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH MORE THAN 30,000 DISADVANTAGED YOUTH HAVE BENEFITED FROM TWO YEARS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING, PROVIDING THEM WITH SKILLS THAT EXPAND THEIR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2019, ENROLLMENT IN AMIDEAST ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 51,600.
(3)TESTING AS THE LEADING TEST ADMINISTRATOR IN THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION, AMIDEAST HANDLES REGISTRATION FOR AND SUPERVISION OF EXAMINATIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS. AMIDEAST ADMINISTERS THE MOST COMMONLY REQUIRED U.S. STANDARDIZED TESTS, INCLUDING THE TOEFL, SAT, GRE, TOEFL ITP, AND TOEIC IN ADDITIONAL TO MANY PROFESSION CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING TESTS. TESTING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS TO A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONS, FROM MINISTRIES TO UNIVERSITIES TO BUSINESSES. WITH NEARLY SEVENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AMIDEAST PROVIDES SUPPORT IN ALL AREAS OF TESTING: IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE, RECOGNIZED EXAMS FOR ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES; REGISTRATION SERVICES; TEST ADMINISTRATION AND PROCTORING, BOTH IN PERSON AND REMOTELY; QUICK, ACCURATE, AND SECURE SCORING; AND TEST PREPARATION RESOURCES, COURSEWARE, AND CLASSES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Former Amb Theodore H Kattouf | PRESIDENT, CEO & BOARD MEM | 40 | $339,879 |
| Vincent Desomma | VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $222,794 |
| Rula Dajani | COUNTRY DIRECTOR | 40 | $185,002 |
| James Grabowski | VP FIELD OPS | 40 | $183,078 |
| Quincy Dermody | CHIEF OF PARTY | 40 | $182,319 |
| Leslie Nucho | VP PROGRAMS | 40 | $178,966 |
| Donald Schmidt | COUNTRY DIRECTOR | 40 | $163,373 |
| Kathleen Archambault | VP EXCHANGE PROGRAMS | 40 | $161,693 |
| Johny Zeidan | DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY | 40 | $159,468 |
| Gregory Touma | VP ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $157,420 |
| Chris Shinn | COUNTRY DIRECTOR | 40 | $152,575 |
| Alicia Walker | DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES | 40 | $133,714 |
| Ms Hillary Wiesner | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Dr Mostafa Terrab | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Former Senator Leila Abdul Hamid Sh | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Ms Alexander Shalaby | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Ms Deena Shakir | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Former Amb William A Rugh | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Ms Erica Pelletreau | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mr Jonathan Mckay | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mr D Patrick Maley Iii | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Former Amb Deborah K Jones | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Dr Paul Jabber | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mrs Ghada Irani | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Dr Taher Helmy | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mr Ramez Hakim | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Former Amb Edward M Gabriel | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mr Antoine N Frem | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mr Hisham Fahmy | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mr Hasan M El-Khatib | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Ms Katharine Cushing | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Dr Paul F Boulos | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Dr Mondher Ben Ayed | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Sir Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Dr Odeh Aburdene | BOARD MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mr Hisham Abu Issa | TREASURER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Former Amb Nicholas Veliotes | VICE CHAIR | 0.2 | $0 |
| Dr Mary W Gray | CHAIR | 0.2 | $0 |
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