American Near East Refugee Aid
American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) was founded in 1968 and is a 501(c)3 non-governmental organization that was a founding member of InterAction. Their website notes that they work on projects to "improve communities throughout the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, and Jordan." [1]
"December 4, 2006 – ANERA today announced that William D. Corcoran, has been named President and CEO of ANERA, occasioned by the retirement of Peter Gubser." pdf
- American Near East Refugee Aid: Medical Committee 2006-2007
- American Near East Refugee Aid: People 2006-2007
Contents
Funding
"All of the work accomplished by ANERA this year was made possible by the generosity and commitment of thousands of caring individuals and organizations. ANERA wishes to thank the following organizations for their generosity as well as those who prefer to remain anonymous."
- ACDI / VOCA
Adalah, American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, American Jewish World Service, AmeriCares, Aramco Services Company, Ashour Trading & Industry Company, Barnabas Foundation, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church, Clark Charitable Trust, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) Credit Suisse First Boston, Patrick & Anna M. Cudahy Fund, Direct Relief International, Discoverer's Fund, Inc. Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, Exxon Mobil Corporation The Falls Church, Flora Family Foundation, Foundation for al-Quds University Medical School, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Fresno Auto Liquidation Center, Global Impact, Grace Episcopal Church, Birmingham, AL Healing Across the Divides, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Intel Corporation, International Monetary Fund, (IMF) IntraHealth International, Inc. Islamic Relief, Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC) Jerusalem Fund, John Snow International, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund, Kaufman Family Foundation, Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation, Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation, Latter-day Saint Charities, Life for Relief and Development, Lilienthal Foundation for Palestinian Children, Management and Staff of CCC, Metito International, Rene Moawad Foundation, Mosaic Foundation, National Arab American Medical Association, National Arab American Medical Association Foundation, Olayan Charitable Trust, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Pencils, Pens, and Paper for Peace (4Ps) Physicians for Peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, The Priory in the U.S.A. of the Order of St. John, Rock Creek Corporation, Samer Enterprises, Corp. Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Company) St. Paul's Parish, TWO Commandments Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID) U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative, (MEPI) U.S. OMEN (U.S. Organization for Medical and Educational Needs) United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development, (IFAD) United Nations World Food Programme, United Way, Welfare Association, Welfare Association Consortium, Westmoreland United Church of Christ, Bethesda, MD Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg, VA Ruby K. Worner Charitable Trust, Source
$100,000 and above (2006-07)
- Foundation for Middle East Peace
- State of Qatar
- Intel Corporation
- United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
- Welfare Association
Source pdf
Directors (2008-09)
Accessed October 2009: [1]
- Curtis W. Brand, Chair, Former Chairman and CEO, Mobil Saudi Arabia
- Edward Gnehm, Vice Chair, Kuwait Professor, The Elliot School, George Washington University; Former Ambassador to Jordan, Kuwait, Australia; Deputy Head, U.S. Mission to the U.N.
- Mike de Graffenried, Treasurer & Secretary of the Corporation, CEO, Qatar First Investment Bank
- William D. Corcoran, President/CEO
- Philip E. Davies, Vice President
- Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan - President, Proctor Investment Managers LLC
- Gaby Ajram - Former CEO, Papercon, Inc.
- Thomas D. Cabot - Architect
- Diana D. Dajani - International Development Consultant
- Ronald A. Dudum - Real Estate Manager
- James Gallagher - President, The Gallagher Group, LLC
- Curtis G. Giesen - President, Dashboard Ventures, LLC
- James Hagerty - Partner and Co-Founder, Kalbian Hagerty LLP
- Richard C. Hall - Director, Corporate Government Affairs, Intel
- Lawrence A. Hamdan - Managing Director, Credit Suisse First Boston
- Randa Fahmy Hudome - President, Fahmy Hudome International, LLC
- Khalil Jahshan - Executive Director, Pepperdine University Washington DC Internship Program
- Vicken Kalbian - Medical Director, Valley Health Services
- Alfred N. Khoury - President, Perinatal Associates of Northern Virginia
- Andrea W. Lorenz - Associate Editor, Oilweek
- Christie McGue - Consultant, Former Executive Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Robert Anton Mertz - Former Project Manager, World Bank
- Ilham Nasser - Professor of Early Childhood Education, George Mason University
- Randa Mansour-Shousher - Doctor of Audiology,Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic
- Frances Stickles - Writer and Civic Leader
- Samir I. Toubassy - President, Olayan Development Corporation, Ltd., Group Vice President, The Olayan Group
- Tom Veblen - Convener, The Superior Business Firm Roundtable
- Nicholas Veliotes - Former Ambassador to Egypt and Jordan; Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asia
- James Walker - Managing Partner, Fir Tree Partners
- Ira T. Wender - Former Partner, Patterson, Belknap, Webb, & Tyler
- Oliver D. Zandona - Senior Advisor, International Government Relations, Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Samar Deifallah Zuaiter - Civic Leader
Contact
- Web: http://www.anera.org
