Team – Sheimah

Dr. Tony Sawma :

Ph.D. in Psychology.
Psychotherapist, Clinical and Work Psychologist,
Lecturer of Psychology in different Lebanese Universities.
He has been involved in corporate training on Stress Management and Communication Skills since 2013.
He has practiced in private clinics since 2013.
Dr. Sawma is also involved in Parental Guidance, Health Psychology and in interprofessional collaboration in healthcare services.

Ph.D. in social sciences – psychology from King’s College London
PG Diploma – Complex cases in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) from University of OXFORD
PG Practitioner Certificate in DBT – University of OXFORD
MSc in Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology – King’s College London
BA in Psychology – American University of Beirut

Awards:

First in Class and Distinction from the University of Oxford (2017)
Ph.D. Scholarship from King’s College London (2016)
First in Class (A), High Distinction (M.Sc.) from King’s College London (2014)
Highest Grade on a Research Paper (M.Sc.) from King’s College London (2014)
Distinction (B.A.) from the American University of Beirut (2013)
Enrolled 5 times on the Dean’s Honors List (B.A.) at the American University of Beirut (2010,2011,2012,2013)

PhD Degree in Bioengineering from the University of California San Diego (UCSD), Research focus: Neuroscience, Learning & Intelligence.
Masters in Bioengineering from UCSD.
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the Lebanese American University.
Former Chief Operations Officer (COO) at the UCSD Challenge organization, San Diego.
Advocate for women entrepreneurs and women in Science.
Chief organizer of the first ‘Women In Entrepreneurship’ event at UCSD.
Science Committee Member in the Fulbright Science & Technology Alumni Board.

Honors and Awards:

Siebel Award for student Leaders, one of five UCSD PhD students to receive the award.
First in the Middle East and one of twenty one students worldwide to receive the International Fulbright Science & Technology Award.
Full board Fulbright scholarship for PhD studies.
Graduated with high distinction classification from LAU.
Featured in U.S. Department of State Volume 13 Number 2 eJournal USA, Helen Saad, The Power of Networks, January 2013.
L’Orient Le Jour magazine, Helen Saad et la planification informatisée du cerveau, November 2011.

PhD Engineer and Business Excellence Consultant
Professor and Researcher at the Lebanese University
Business Excellence Head at BRAINSTATION
Former Iraqpreneurs Program Manager at INNOVEST ME
Former Environmental Specialist with the United Nations
Former GM at Green Future (Beirut), COWOB (Beirut), and Polymage (Nice, France)
Certified Life Coach from The Academy of Modern Applied Psychology
PhD in Building Envelope Thermal Analysis and Improvement from École des Hautes Etudes d’Ingénieurs (HEI) – Lille, France
Professional Masters in Science and Techniques of Urban Environments from École des Mines de Nantes, France
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Lebanese University

Founder and President of LifeDeal LLC and HackerOUT.
Co-founder of Lebanese Global Information Center
Co-founder of abcLeb
Co-founder of Lebanese Language Institute.
Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Lebanon and the USA
More than 20 years of experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, web technologies, solution and software architecture, telecommunications, automation, digital marketing, e-commerce, cyber-security, e-learning, business development and startups among others.
Consultant for companies and universities in USA and the MENA region.

Holding a Master’s Degree in HRM & Training from UK.
Master’s in Education from Lebanon coupled with 17 years of experience in HR consultancy, learning design and delivery, talent development, and L&D management with the largest corporations in the region.
Certified to deliver around 50 of the most eminent international training programs around the world.

Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics-Sociolinguistics mainly related to Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) and Double BA in English Literature and Language from the Lebanese University.
NLP Master Practitioner from the International Neuro-linguistic Programing Trainers Association. Enrolled lately in Cognitive Behavioral Training (CBT) program.
Taught in several universities such as LAU and Alba and was a trainer of Business English at the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL)-Beirut.
University instructor, syllabus and material developer for the last 17 years.
Current teacher of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at Saint Joseph University, the Lebanese University and the Lebanese Military Academy.
Head of English Department at Saint George School-Bsalim where she teaches EFL, Cultural studies (CS) and coaches senior year students.

Founder / CEO of NGO Kon Ensan/ Being Human.
Executive director at the John Maxwell team.
Certified independent John Maxwell trainer, coach, speaker, teacher and mentor.
DISC certified trainer and consultant.
Professional Storyteller and member of the American National Storytelling Network.
Gold Toastmaster.
Holds an MA in Comparative Literature.
TEDx Speaker.
Writer / Author. Her latest publication is a collection of short stories entitled “The Hidden Face of Scheherazade”.
Member of the Women Leaders Council. -International speaker. Won many awards among them the John Maxwell final award for speaking.
NLP Practitioner.

And many other specialized Learning Consultants and Trainers.