Suzanne F. Talhouk
Country: 
Lebanon
Professions: 
Founder
Senior Vice-President
Field(s) of expertise: 
Communication
Areas of Impact: 
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Personal information

Suzanne F. Talhouk
Poet, President of a NGO

Contact information (Private)

+961 3 686908

Contact information (Work)

فعل أمر (Feil amer)
+961 1 377620

Community/Lebanon Impact

Suzanne Talhouk holds a Master’s Degree in Physics but has built her career as a Communications and Public Relations expert, writer, and a speaker at TEDxBeirut as well as other international forums. She is the founder of Lebanese local NGO Feil Amer فعل أمر  and is a published poet with two books under her belt. Talhouk is a board member of  Women Leaders council of Lebanon (WLC) located at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon.A Founder of a local NGO / Feil Amer that aims to highlight the importance of mother tongue in creativity, productivity and preserving the identity.

Her speech is the first ever Arabic speech to be featured on Ted.com: http://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_talhouk_don_t_kill_your_language.html

Suzanne has excellent media relations at local, regional and international levels.  She has been featured on CNN, BBC, Skynews, France24, Ararbiyah, Al Jazeera and others.

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • President, 2009 - present, فعل أمر (Feil amer) NGO.
  • Communication Director, 2008, Beirut Marathon Association.
  • Project Manager for "Draw the line on climate change" event. 2007, IndyAct.
  • Associate Civil affairs, 2007, UNIFIL.
  • Communication Officer, 2006, OXFAM GB.

Major Achievements

Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.): 
  • Talhouk, S. (2008). Lastoo imra'atan wahida [I am not just one woman]. Beirut: Dar al-Saqi.
  • Talhouk, S. (2006). Ila an altaqiq [Until I meet you]. (Published by author).
Major achievements: 
  • Founding the non-governmental organization فعل أمر (Feil amer) and organizing the campaign "Preserving the Arabic Language".
  • Organizing the first Arabic language festival in Beirut with the Arab Thought Foundation.
  • She is a climber of the Himalays.
  • A Creator and lead instructor of her very own Storytelling Workshop “Art of Storytelling”.

Accomplishments

Distinctions: 
  • She has been featured on CNN, BBC, Skynews, France24, Ararbiyah, Al Jazeera and others. 
Awards: 
  • Outdoor, SILVER, 2016.
  • Design, SILVER, 2016.
  • Winner of the Digital PR Campaign at the PR News Digital Award.
  • Talhouk established the PR Levant team, composed of 9 PR professionals and grew the business exponentially to cater to most renowned corporations in the region and brought home Dubai Lynx 2016 – The Good Note,  Integrated Grand Prix and Direct Grand Prix , MENA Effies 2016 – The Good Note -the Effie Grand Prix , Dubai Lynx 2017 – Creative Effectiveness GP – The Good Note, as well as 2 CANNES LIONS

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Campaigning
  • Communication
  • Organizing Cultural Events
  • Writer & poet
  • News Anchor
  • Activism
Languages: 
  • Arabic
  • English