Shereen Abdel-Nabi,
Director of Programs
Shereen Abdel-Nabi is the Director of Programs at the Kuwait-America Foundation, where she is responsible for programs initiated or supported by KAF, including philanthropic endeavors and community outreach. She joined KAF in 2005, having spent several years working in the non-profit sector, including two summers as an intern for “Do the Write Thing’s” National Recognition Week.
Currently pursuing a PhD in Anthropology from American University, Shereen holds an MA in Arab Studies with a focus on women and gender from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and a BA in Foreign Affairs and Middle East Studies with a minor in Arabic from the University of Virginia. She is fluent in Arabic and while at Georgetown, was awarded a Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship to study Hebrew.