Lynn Alwan
Beirut •-• -
EDUCATION
American University of Beirut, Beirut
Candidate for Bachelor of Political Science; Minor in Human Rights and Transitional Justice Expected June 2021
Awards: MEPI-TL Gender Studies Scholarship, Dean’s Honor List GPA: 3.7
Activities: Bain & Co True North Scholarship Finalist, Political Science and Public Administration Society, Red Cross, Music
Club, UNICEF Club, TedxAUB.
Collège de la Sagèsse Beyrouth – Beirut
Lebanese Baccalaureate, Life Sciences: Diploma: June 2018
French Baccalaureate, Sciences, Specialty in Physics and Chemistry: Diploma: June 2018
Activities: Prom Committee, Events’ Organizer, Captain of the Girls’ Basketball Team, Soloist in School Choir, Active
Member of the Social Club, Model United-Nations.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Revive Mar Mikhael – Beirut
Project Coordinator
• Supported small to medium businesses in order to revive the area affected by the August 4th
explosion through cash assistance or business-pushes.
• Filmed YouTube videos to encourage the community to do similar much-needed initiatives.
Khaddit Beirut – Beirut
Internship
• Helped in creating a roadmap to the recovery of Beirut after the August 4 th blast.
• Assisted in the development of the initiative through my volunteering experience.
• Analyzed the gendered nature of aid and how to overcome gendered barriers.
January 2021 – Present
November 2020 – January 2021
January 2020 – July 2020
Office of the Minister of the State for Administrative Reforms –Starco, Beirut
Content Editor Internship
• Helped create the official State’s website for studies in different sectors.
• Made sure the content was well summarized in Arabic, English, and French.
• Developed time management skills to balance out my work with my studies and my volunteering.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Lebanese Red Cross – Youth, Beirut
August 2020 - Present
Vice President
• Gained leadership skills by managing 1300 members and motivated them to work during crisis.
• Assisted in post-Covid and August 4th blast “crisis mode” by conducting needs assessments and providing relief aid.
• Linked thousands of patients with blood donors through a database created by the center’s members.
June 2019 – January 2020
Relief and Humanitarian Aid Organization – UNHCR Agency, Beirut
Volunteer Program Staff Member
• Organized food and clothe drives to provide for refugees in the North.
• Held one-day-boutiques in which people shop for anything they need from the donations gathered.
April 2019
Middle East North-Africa Writing Centers Alliance (MENAWCA) Conference – LAU, Beirut
• Presented the conference with a speech on academic integrity.
• Spread awareness on the drawbacks of using Turnitin for both students and teachers.
• Encouraged a more transparent way of communication in academia to promote student motivation and better results.
SKILLS/INTERESTS
• Fluent Arabic, English and French speaker, beginner Turkish and ASL.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Audacity, Adobe Audition, research.
• Reading, Learning, Leadership, Time-Management, Creativity, Music.
