 | Oussama (Sam) Alkhalili Oussama, also is known as Sam, was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. Moved to US late 1981 where lived in various places in California before moving to Washington State. Oussama is a technology professor at Highline College. Oussama is an activist and community supporter since he moved to Washington State in 2005. He has served as the president and Arab festival coordinator for Arab Center of Washington. Oussama is communication director and producer for the Seattle Arab Festival. Oussama served as president for Arab American Chamber of Commerce of Washington State. He is one of the founders of Lebanese American Society of Seattle. Learn more about Oussama Alkhalili |
 | Nissrine El Hamouche Born and raised in Mansourieh El Metn. Married to Father Anastasios Majdalani and has 2 kids, Toufic (16) and Theodore (5) Came to the US in 2002, lived in Worcester, MA. Came to WA in 2015, lives in Edmonds, WA. Graduated with a BA in Advertising and Marketing from Saint Joseph University in Beirut. Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Works in the banking industry since 2006, currently a Branch Manager at Bank of America in Lynnwood, WA. Volunteers on the board of directors and in multiple aspects at the Holy Nativity Antiochian Orthodox Mission of Seattle. |
 | Ali Shami Retired Boeing Senior Manager. Founder and CEO of FTD Global. EDUCATION: - BSME, MSME, PhD ME (ABD) from Georgia Tech and Doctorate candidate. EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS: - Served as a Boeing Representative in Korea, England, and Italy. - Among the top 100 Boeing managers scoring the highest employee survey results. - Led a group of four managers and a total of over 70 engineers. - Contributor to the success of the Boeing Leadership Program for 7 years. - Received the 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2011 Diversity & Change Agent awards. - Chairperson of a Business Development Support Group Sales Team at Boeing. - Produced the first the Lebanese dialect audio material. Volume 1, 2, and 3 contained CDs and booklets and were sold in all continents. STRENGTHS: Public Speaking, Leadership Training, Technical Research Background, Dynamics Loads, Artificial Intelligence, Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles and Robotics, Finite Element Modeling, Structural Stress Analysis, Customer Service, Manufacturing and Operations, Customer Engineering, Global Engineering, Supplier Management, and Airplane Sales/Marketing. Ali lives in Everett with his wife and two kids who are currently in college. Enjoys music and plays the oud as a hobby and currently learning to play the cello. |
 | Nasseer Slim I’m a first generation Lebanese American, primarily living in Washington State my whole life. Both my parents were born in Lebanon. My dad is from a town named, “Azounieh” and my mom grew up in the city, “Choueifat.” We (my wife, daughter and I) try to go to Lebanon every year to visit family and friends. It’s important for me to give my children the same opportunity to learn the values that I feel were instilled in me. My belief is that a lot of these values are found in our rich Lebanese heritage and I’m grateful to help represent them in our community as part of the LASS board. |
Board Members
The current LASS Board is governed by shared leadership and no titles attached. We collectively make decisions and work equally on tasks. The board is sorted by last name.