Degrees, graduate study & teaching qualification
Maryland Institute College of Art
2023 commencement programme · MICA ↗The Mount Royal graduate listing also identifies the College Teaching of Art certificate.
San Francisco Art Institute
Lebanese American University
Salzburg Global Seminar
Certificate in the College Teaching of Art
Teaching qualification
A qualification in college art teaching earned alongside Alex’s graduate art studies.
MICA’s graduate commencement programme marks Alex as having earned the College Teaching of Art certificate.
Secondary education
French Baccalauréat Général
Secondary-school qualification
Economics & Sociology (ES), with a Mathematics specialization. Alex attended SSCC Kfarhbab from kindergarten through Grade 12.
Selected art & design
Technology & customer guidance
Expert
Retail · Product Zone
Recommends solutions to creatives and creative businesses, and mentors sales colleagues on those solutions.
Studio & technical roles
Graduate Program Assistant · Video & Archiving
Part-time staff role
Supported visiting artists, faculty and curators with lecture and presentation setups. Recorded and archived video, maintained equipment and updated the programme’s online archive.
Printing & Audiovisual Equipment Technician
Part-time staff role · Grad Lab
Maintained film and audiovisual equipment, helped students choose and use equipment, and provided laser, inkjet and risograph printing services.
Video Editor
Volunteer role
Filmed, edited and archived lectures for PhotoAlliance.
TV & Film Studio Technician
Part-time staff role
Maintained and loaned film equipment, supported students’ studio projects, and filmed and edited campus events.
Media, website & language roles
Localization & Transcreation Specialist
Part-time role
Translated and adapted content across languages, including film subtitles, speeches and software, with attention to cultural context and the intended audience.
Web Editor & Content Producer
Part-time staff role
Maintained event and academic pages and worked with the Director of Marketing on website structure, navigation and user experience.
Digital Media Producer
Full-time, then part-time from June 2021
Built an in-house filming studio, trained interns, produced videos, photographs and graphics, and contributed to website and social-media updates.
The employment period above is recorded in Alex’s career history. The linked case study also includes website captures through September 2022 and videos published in 2021 and 2022; those later dates document the work, not an extended employment period.
Communications Intern
Internship
Coordinated communications with local teams and global offices, drafted press releases and blog posts, and managed social-media and YouTube content.
Student leadership & arts service
Graduate Wellness Coordinator
Part-time staff role
Developed wellness programmes and resources for graduate students in collaboration with campus counselling, health and fitness services.
Dance Festival Coordination Assistant
Volunteer role · International Dance Day Festival in Lebanon
Coordinated participating dancers’ schedules, created visuals for the festival’s social media and landing page, and supported social-media coverage.
Faculty Senate Student Representative
Student representative · volunteer role
Represented students in faculty senate meetings.
Performance Lab President
Student leadership · volunteer role
Organised weekly dance and movement-improvisation sessions, and planned and co-choreographed a dance performance.
Drama Club Founder & President
Student leadership · volunteer role
Organised screenings, theatre, performances and fundraising, including support for Mary’s Village Orphanage.
Theatre & production roles
LOYAC Lebanon — ActingLab
Assistant direction and production for ActingLab, with contributions to script development, work with actors, set design and music composition. Alex also performed in the play developed through the programme.
Fantascope Production
Worked with Philippe Aractingi’s team and Carmen Labaki on pre-production and proposal development.
Courses & workshops taught
Art Appreciation
Teaching art through looking, discussion and connections across visual culture.
Visual Culture and the Holocaust
A teaching internship in visual culture, history and representation.
Interdisciplinary Sculpture
Teaching support for the senior sculpture programme.
Editing and Sequencing
Undergraduate photography with Professor Linda Connor.
4K Film Editing Workflow
A practical workshop in film editing and post-production workflow.
Introduction to Filmmaking
An introductory filmmaking workshop in Lebanon.
Movement Improvisation for Teenagers
Led a movement-improvisation workshop for teenage members of the Guides group at Collège des Saints-Cœurs Kfarhbab, the school Alex attended.
Workshops & training attended
Guerrilla Filmmaking
Alex attended Pablo’s guerrilla filmmaking workshop during the 2018 Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change.
Butoh & physical theatre
Physical theatre through improvisation, butoh, breath and partnering, in a workshop led by Dana at YAZAN.
Acting from Your Imagination
Body, imagination and emotion in the Beirut Module 1 workshop of Michael Chekhov Europe Training.
Movement Direction in Film
Film choreography and movement direction with Francesca through FEST Film Lab.
Musical Theater Workshop
A musical theatre workshop within LAU’s IMAGINE Workshop and Concert Series.
Drama for Social Change
A workshop with Brandon on using drama for social change.
Meisner & Feldenkrais Techniques
Acting and movement techniques with Feyrouz through LOYAC Lebanon.
Actioning Method
The Actioning Method with Sahar in a LOYAC Lebanon acting workshop.
Vocal Training
Vocal training with Sany through LOYAC Lebanon.
Unleashing Emotion & Imagination
An acting workshop with Fouad exploring emotion and imagination.
Acting and Mask Manipulation
An acting and mask workshop led by Aurélien at the Lebanese American University.
Acting Improvisation
Acting improvisation with Lucien at the Lebanese American University.
Improvisation & Quantum Connection
An improvisation workshop with Sam at the Lebanese American University.
LOYAC Lebanon — FilmCamp
Alex took part in a FilmCamp edition while developing āh, leaving the programme before completion.
Museum internship & volunteer work
Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
Supported docent education through training-media production, digital resources and technology assistance for online and on-site programmes.
Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
Continued digital support for the museum’s docent and education programmes in a volunteer role following the internship.
Film & grant review service
Maryland Film Festival
Assessed experimental and avant-garde film submissions and participated in screening-committee discussions.
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Served on a review panel for the FY26 Capital Projects Grant Program, supporting the assessment of arts and humanities infrastructure proposals.
Academic awards & production funding
Virgil Williams Prize for Outstanding Leadership
Presented to Alex by SFAI on May 13, 2022.
PhotoAlliance Award
Presented to Alex by SFAI on May 13, 2022.
San Francisco Art Institute MFA Fellowship
Selected as one of nine entering students for the Fall 2021 MFA Fellowship.
Community/Volunteer Service Award in Television & Film
Awarded to Alex by the School of Arts and Sciences.
Recognition Award in TV & Film
Awarded to Alex by the School of Arts and Sciences.
Scriptwriting production grant
For the script developed into Broadcast Reversed, originally titled Flash News, through a programme with ABAAD.
Graduate Research Development Grant
Awarded to Alex in 2023 to support his graduate research and creative practice.
Highest GPA Award in TV & Film
Awarded to Alex by LAU’s School of Arts and Sciences for the academic year 2017–2018.
Community Service Award in TV & Film
Awarded to Alex by LAU’s School of Arts and Sciences for the academic year 2017–2018.