Writer and Editor; Self-Empoyed
Iman HUMAYDAN is the founder and director of ARRAWI for Culture and Literature, established in January 2022, focusing on creative writing workshops. With a career as a self-employed writer and editor since December 1989, Iman is a novelist and creative writing instructor. Previous experience includes serving as a chargé de cours at Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis from September 2015 to March 2023, and as a development consultant at Aley Cluster Lebanon with OMSAR from September 2009 to August 2012, managing local development projects. Iman also held the position of coordinator for development projects with the European Union and the Ministry of Administrative Reform from June 2004 to September 2009, emphasizing participatory approaches and good local governance. Educational qualifications include multiple master's degrees in Sociology and Anthropology from the American University of Beirut, completed between 2002 and 2006.
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Writer and Editor; Self-Empoyed
Karen wrote and recently sold a feature screenplay. The project is in development with an independent producer. She is the author of five self help books on family and relationship issues, such as, sexuality, alcoholism, divorce and moving beyond dysfunction. Her books have won awards and have been translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Braille. She created and line-produced three videos also marketed worldwide: a children’s aerobic program, an exercise/play tape for pre-school-aged children and a peer counseling session for teens. Her current portfolio consists of six completed screenplays and a completed novel. Other projects are in various stages of development. As the former Corporate Head of a $5M Food & Beverage Department at a racetrack and casino with 187 staff in her charge, Karen brings a uniquely positive spin to the creative process. Her cognizance of financial concerns helps get the most out of both budgets and stories. She is the recipient of an International Cultural Diploma of Honor from the Biographical Institute at Cambridge, England. Karen lives on the central coast of California with her husband, Bill, whose private security career includes protecting many high profile clients, traveling on assignment throughout the world and contracts in Sudan and Djibouti, Africa.