Our Teams
Board & International Team

Dr. Ounsi El Daif
Founder, CEO
Owner and general manager of Eedama, Ounsi is a Physicist who completed his PhD in Switzerland in the field of light-matter interaction at the EPFL-Lausanne. He then went into research and development activities on nanotechnology for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy at IMEC in Belgium.
Founder, CEO
Owner and general manager of Eedama, Ounsi is a Physicist who completed his PhD in Switzerland in the field of light-matter interaction at the EPFL-Lausanne. He then went into research and development activities on nanotechnology for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy at IMEC in Belgium.

Dr Frédéric Dross
Co-Founder & Solar Consultant
Working in the private photovoltaic energy sector in California, he is the author of 5 patents and 80+ peer-reviewed publications and is a regular reviewer of specialist scientific journals and is in the program committee of 2 major international PV conferences.
Co-Founder & Solar Consultant
Working in the private photovoltaic energy sector in California, he is the author of 5 patents and 80+ peer-reviewed publications and is a regular reviewer of specialist scientific journals and is in the program committee of 2 major international PV conferences.

Nadia Moukaddem
Advisor
Active in the field of entrepreneurship, social business and impact investing for over 7 years, she currently works at B&Y Venture Partners, a leading Venture Capital firm in Beirut where she mentors, advises and invests in start-ups based in the Middle East and the GCC region.
Advisor
Active in the field of entrepreneurship, social business and impact investing for over 7 years, she currently works at B&Y Venture Partners, a leading Venture Capital firm in Beirut where she mentors, advises and invests in start-ups based in the Middle East and the GCC region.

Huda Masalmeh
UAE Manager and Sustainability Consultant
Huda is a Sustainability Consultant & the UAE Manager of Eedama. She’s an architect that holds the LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) credential as well as a M.Sc in Sustainable Architecture.
UAE Manager and Sustainability Consultant
Huda is a Sustainability Consultant & the UAE Manager of Eedama. She’s an architect that holds the LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) credential as well as a M.Sc in Sustainable Architecture.
Abu Dhabi Team

Mohamad Juma
Sustainability Advisor
An enthusiastic Architect, born and raised in Abu Dhabi, who chose to study architecture out of passion to the environment, both the built and the natural ones. This consistent driven interest has allowed him to excel as a Business Developer with Eedama. Juma recently became a LEED Green Associate
Sustainability Advisor
An enthusiastic Architect, born and raised in Abu Dhabi, who chose to study architecture out of passion to the environment, both the built and the natural ones. This consistent driven interest has allowed him to excel as a Business Developer with Eedama. Juma recently became a LEED Green Associate

Zaina Al Hashimi
Program Development Consultant
A Chemical Engineer in background working with Eedama under a volunteer program basis whereby she consults on program development and assists in carrying out workshops. She is an IEMA associate currently undergoing her diploma in Environmental Management and holds a solid 5-year background in building project scopes and overseeing implementing.
Program Development Consultant
A Chemical Engineer in background working with Eedama under a volunteer program basis whereby she consults on program development and assists in carrying out workshops. She is an IEMA associate currently undergoing her diploma in Environmental Management and holds a solid 5-year background in building project scopes and overseeing implementing.

Baseema Nizar
Sustainability Instructor
An Architect specialized in Sustainable Architecture. She is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and a Pearl Qualified professional (PQP) for Estidama.
Sustainability Instructor
An Architect specialized in Sustainable Architecture. She is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and a Pearl Qualified professional (PQP) for Estidama.

Afrah Mir
Sustainability Instructor
A dynamic and energetic person who believes that learning can be a fun process. She promotes this through her interactive personality, great communication and critical thinking skills.
Sustainability Instructor
A dynamic and energetic person who believes that learning can be a fun process. She promotes this through her interactive personality, great communication and critical thinking skills.

Boshra Rami
Communication Officer
Holds a Bachelor in IT from the University of Dubai. Through her genuine work and creativity, Boshra is always working to transmit and share her knowledge and skills with both the older and younger generations.
Communication Officer
Holds a Bachelor in IT from the University of Dubai. Through her genuine work and creativity, Boshra is always working to transmit and share her knowledge and skills with both the older and younger generations.

Ahmad Abuali
Sustainability Instructor
Ahmad is a science instructor and animator that specializes in STEAM workshops. He has delivered and created multiple workshops for eedama that fall under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). He is a triple E: Enthusiastic, Energetic and last but not least Environmentally conscious!
Sustainability Instructor
Ahmad is a science instructor and animator that specializes in STEAM workshops. He has delivered and created multiple workshops for eedama that fall under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). He is a triple E: Enthusiastic, Energetic and last but not least Environmentally conscious!

Walaa Hirzallah
Sustainability Consultant
Walaa is an environmental enthusiast who has several years of environmental NGO’s experience, in addition to years of academic research in the field of wastewater treatment.
Sustainability Consultant
Walaa is an environmental enthusiast who has several years of environmental NGO’s experience, in addition to years of academic research in the field of wastewater treatment.

Dr. Cornelia Wottawah
Sustainability Instructor
Cornelia is a Biologist by training, obtained her PhD in Biochemistry in 2007 in Germany and worked several years in the pharmaceutical industry. Being interested in nutrition and the protection of our environment she started to pursue another career path by studying nutrition. Cornelia is using her academical knowledge and is combining it with the passion for sustainable sourced food.
Sustainability Instructor
Cornelia is a Biologist by training, obtained her PhD in Biochemistry in 2007 in Germany and worked several years in the pharmaceutical industry. Being interested in nutrition and the protection of our environment she started to pursue another career path by studying nutrition. Cornelia is using her academical knowledge and is combining it with the passion for sustainable sourced food.

Tatiana Potapkina
Sustainability Instructor
Tatiana is a dynamic person with passion in traveling, education and sustainability. She received her first degree in the field of International Relations, then she came to study to Abu Dhabi. She graduated from Masdar Institute (Khalifa University).
Sustainability Instructor
Tatiana is a dynamic person with passion in traveling, education and sustainability. She received her first degree in the field of International Relations, then she came to study to Abu Dhabi. She graduated from Masdar Institute (Khalifa University).

Mohammad Stouhi
Graphic Designer
With BA in Graphic Design, Mohammad is a highly motivated designer that has a vision in shaping a better world and reflecting his messages through graphics. Design is a way of conveying ideas and messages through shapes and lines. In a world that is being digitalized, we can spread awareness and help people through eye-catching visuals. In his opinion, an image has thousands of messages than a sentence.
Graphic Designer
With BA in Graphic Design, Mohammad is a highly motivated designer that has a vision in shaping a better world and reflecting his messages through graphics. Design is a way of conveying ideas and messages through shapes and lines. In a world that is being digitalized, we can spread awareness and help people through eye-catching visuals. In his opinion, an image has thousands of messages than a sentence.

Mawada Al Ismaili
Sustainability Consultant
Mawada holds a Master degree in Architecture Engineering from Osaka University in Japan.
Sustainability Consultant
Mawada holds a Master degree in Architecture Engineering from Osaka University in Japan.

Toka Ahmad
Sustainability Consultant
Toka, a recent graduate from Breda University, holds a BSc in International Built Environment with a minor in Urban Retrofitting Sprawled City.
Dubai & Sharjah Team

Soumaia Amane
Content Developer
Soumaia has a materials and innovation engineering background, and is currently the business development manager of a hydroponic vertical farming solutions global company in the UAE, after having worked in Europe. Born in Morocco, a country rich in agriculture and biodiversity, she became passionate about the environment, sustainability, reducing waste, food security, and forestation of desert areas.
Content Developer
Soumaia has a materials and innovation engineering background, and is currently the business development manager of a hydroponic vertical farming solutions global company in the UAE, after having worked in Europe. Born in Morocco, a country rich in agriculture and biodiversity, she became passionate about the environment, sustainability, reducing waste, food security, and forestation of desert areas.

Ekaterina Mukhina
Sustainability Instructor
Straight after getting a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Business from Petrozavodsk State University (Russia), she worked in sales and events and then came to handle student’s enrichment programs and school field trips for Atlantis The Palm, Dubai.
Sustainability Instructor
Straight after getting a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Business from Petrozavodsk State University (Russia), she worked in sales and events and then came to handle student’s enrichment programs and school field trips for Atlantis The Palm, Dubai.

Bilal Itani
Business Developer & Facilitator/Trainer
Bilal is NEBOSH certified aeronautical engineer and environmental enthusiast. Bilal Itani started his sustainability journey by joining Masdar under their Future Sustainability Leadership program (FSL). During his time in Masdar, he got the chance to develop his entrepreneurial skills and mindset. He also got the chance to be part of the youth delegate that represented the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE in COP25 that was help in Madrid.
Business Developer & Facilitator/Trainer
Bilal is NEBOSH certified aeronautical engineer and environmental enthusiast. Bilal Itani started his sustainability journey by joining Masdar under their Future Sustainability Leadership program (FSL). During his time in Masdar, he got the chance to develop his entrepreneurial skills and mindset. He also got the chance to be part of the youth delegate that represented the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE in COP25 that was help in Madrid.

Meenakshi Manghat
Sustainability Instructor
An individual with a fierce drive to make a difference, Meenakshi worked with various international platforms such as AIESEC, and has been running her own startup “Step Up Dubai” since 2017, recognized as a community organization, which is UAE’s first youth-led organization approved by the government that focuses on Sustainability.
Sustainability Instructor
An individual with a fierce drive to make a difference, Meenakshi worked with various international platforms such as AIESEC, and has been running her own startup “Step Up Dubai” since 2017, recognized as a community organization, which is UAE’s first youth-led organization approved by the government that focuses on Sustainability.

Poornima Ramesh
Sustainability Instructor
Poornima is a dynamic and cheerful individual with a vision to create a positive impact and contribute towards the social and sustainable development of communities. She comes from a business background with a master's in Business Administration. She has more than a decade of experience in tutoring young change-makers to achieve their goals in entrepreneurship and innovation by guiding them in various inter-school and college competitions.
Sustainability Instructor
Poornima is a dynamic and cheerful individual with a vision to create a positive impact and contribute towards the social and sustainable development of communities. She comes from a business background with a master's in Business Administration. She has more than a decade of experience in tutoring young change-makers to achieve their goals in entrepreneurship and innovation by guiding them in various inter-school and college competitions.

Rebecca Lockwood
Sustainability Instructor
Rebecca developed an interest in the environment and sustainability at an early age, after a degree in Environmental Science from Kingston University Rebecca was responsible for waste education and recycling schemes for local councils in the UK. After moving to Dubai she joined Nakheel as a Project Environmental Officer, Rebecca participated in ‘Clean up UAE’ and ‘Clean up the world’ days.
Sustainability Instructor
Rebecca developed an interest in the environment and sustainability at an early age, after a degree in Environmental Science from Kingston University Rebecca was responsible for waste education and recycling schemes for local councils in the UK. After moving to Dubai she joined Nakheel as a Project Environmental Officer, Rebecca participated in ‘Clean up UAE’ and ‘Clean up the world’ days.

Wadih Kanaan
Sustainability Instructor
Desert habitats captivated Wadih as a child growing up in Dubai, where he witnessed the impact of urban sprawl on natural ecosystems, and it inspired him to pursue a career in environmental planning. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology along with a master’s degree in sustainable development. He started his career as a field biologist in North America, and then progressed to become a consultant for coastal projects in the gulf region.
Sustainability Instructor
Desert habitats captivated Wadih as a child growing up in Dubai, where he witnessed the impact of urban sprawl on natural ecosystems, and it inspired him to pursue a career in environmental planning. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology along with a master’s degree in sustainable development. He started his career as a field biologist in North America, and then progressed to become a consultant for coastal projects in the gulf region.

Christina
Sustainability Instructor
Christina is a photojournalist with extensive experience as reporter, editor and photographer for various newspapers, magazines and other outlets. She is also the author of four published children’s and one photojournalistic book and used to run a small publishing company in Dubai. While living in Goa, India, she began teaching kids yoga and nature workshops as a way of contributing to the reduction of pollution and environmental degradation there. She took her first permaculture course in 2018 and was immediately hooked as she felt its principles fit in perfectly with what she had been teaching in her kids yoga and nature sessions.
Sustainability Instructor
Christina is a photojournalist with extensive experience as reporter, editor and photographer for various newspapers, magazines and other outlets. She is also the author of four published children’s and one photojournalistic book and used to run a small publishing company in Dubai. While living in Goa, India, she began teaching kids yoga and nature workshops as a way of contributing to the reduction of pollution and environmental degradation there. She took her first permaculture course in 2018 and was immediately hooked as she felt its principles fit in perfectly with what she had been teaching in her kids yoga and nature sessions.
Lebanon Team

Corinne Jabbour
Corinne Jabbour majored in Biology in 2004. Her work experience has been mostly in the fields of training and teaching, in both Lebanon and Qatar.
Corinne Jabbour majored in Biology in 2004. Her work experience has been mostly in the fields of training and teaching, in both Lebanon and Qatar.

Elie Kareh
Project Manager & Sustainability Consultant
Elie has a Masters in civil and environmental engineering from the American University of Beirut focused on sustainable construction methods using rammed earth.
Project Manager & Sustainability Consultant
Elie has a Masters in civil and environmental engineering from the American University of Beirut focused on sustainable construction methods using rammed earth.

Bouchra Frangieh
Project Coordinator & Sustainability Instructor
Bouchra majored in English Literature and minored in Arabic Literature. She is currently pursuing her graduate studies at the American University of Beirut, while working, simultaneously, on her piano diploma.
Project Coordinator & Sustainability Instructor
Bouchra majored in English Literature and minored in Arabic Literature. She is currently pursuing her graduate studies at the American University of Beirut, while working, simultaneously, on her piano diploma.

Rita Antoun
Sustainability Consultant
Rita Antoun was raised in a family that practices farming and agriculture. She practiced for over ten years, she also has a passion for electronics and technology. She has a Bachelor's degree in Business from USF. She is currently mastering in Management Information Systems in LIU.
Sustainability Consultant
Rita Antoun was raised in a family that practices farming and agriculture. She practiced for over ten years, she also has a passion for electronics and technology. She has a Bachelor's degree in Business from USF. She is currently mastering in Management Information Systems in LIU.

Ziad Daher
Lawyer
Ziad is a Corporate Lawyer, graduated from both Université La Sagesse and the Lebanese University in 2000. Ziad also holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from Université Lyon 3, Lyon, France.
Lawyer
Ziad is a Corporate Lawyer, graduated from both Université La Sagesse and the Lebanese University in 2000. Ziad also holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from Université Lyon 3, Lyon, France.
Support & Operations Team

Abhilash Kakkat
Abhilash is a qualified chartered accountant and a part of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Board. He has worked with a lot of foreign companies specifically in the GCC market offering financial advisory, tax compliance, feasibility studies on new investments, budgeting, forecasting and day to day bookkeeping.
Abhilash is a qualified chartered accountant and a part of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Board. He has worked with a lot of foreign companies specifically in the GCC market offering financial advisory, tax compliance, feasibility studies on new investments, budgeting, forecasting and day to day bookkeeping.

Jad Awada
Financial Officer
Jad, born and raised in Lebanon, completed his BS in economics with distinction in 2016. He later worked as an external financial auditor at Deloitte & Touche for 3 years, where he was exposed to many different industries and work environments.
Financial Officer
Jad, born and raised in Lebanon, completed his BS in economics with distinction in 2016. He later worked as an external financial auditor at Deloitte & Touche for 3 years, where he was exposed to many different industries and work environments.