Patricia Bitar Cherfan
Who Is She
Personal information
Founder, President, Social Entrepreneur and Editor-in-Chief
Patricia Bitar Cherfan
Contact information / Work
PIDRAYA & HOME Magazine
Naccache, Bitar & Kiame Bldg., Eye and Ear Hospital Street.
Phone:
961 4 522190
Social Media
Education
Education:
- Certificate, Advanced Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Training, Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), United Kingdom, 2014
- Certificate, Leadership for Women, 2013, Leadership Management International (LMI), Texas, United States of America.
- Master's Degree (candidate), Social Development Engineering, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon.
- Bachelor's Degree, Marketing and Management, 1992, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Areas of expertise
Expertise:
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Women Empowerment
- Publishing-Editorial
- Corporate Activism
- Development
- Women Leadership
- Cultural Diplomacy
- Lebanese Diaspora
- Civil Society Advocacy
- Cross Sectors partnerships
Languages:
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Greek
- Italian
Work history
Jobs:
- Founder and President, 2014-present, PiDRAYA a social enterprise for cultural platforms and socially responsible affairs.
- Founder, publisher and editor-in-chief, 2014-present, Home for Magazine[www.homeformagazine.com].
- Chairperson – Leadership Committee, YWCA, 2006-present.
Honorary office and memberships
- Co-founder, Naji Cherfan Foundation, 2009-present. (www.najicherfanfoundation.com).
- Founding Member, MEPI-Lebanon Alumni Association, 2008-present.
- Board Member, The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)-Lebanon, 2006-present.
- Chairperson, 2008-2014, The Leadership Committee (formerly Center for Women in Crisis).
- Committee member, Together around our Lady Mary - March 25 Jamhour Interfaith Initiative, 2014.
Productions
Major achievements:
- Founder and Producer of the Christmas Caroling for a cause, a choir singing from all faiths for Christmas Celebrations, 2010-present.
- Co-founder of the "Annual Award Honoring Women Achievers" on the occasion of International Women's Day (organized by the YWCA), 2010-present.
- Initiated the "Inspire Project" at YMCA, whereby monthly roundtables are held to highlight the work of an inspiring woman making a change and a positive impact into society, 2014-present.
- Initiated "Booklust", a book club where members meet on a monthly basis to discuss and anaylze a selected book, 2008-present.
Awards and Distinctions
Distinctions:
- Received the Community Ambassador and Social Visionary Award from the MEPI-Lebanon Alumni Association, January 2014.
- Received the Community Ambassador and Social Visionary Award from the MEPI-Lebanon Alumni Association, January 2014.
