Contact Us
Get to know the Khayrallah Center team and learn how to contact us with any inquiries.
Contact Us
For general inquiries:
For inquiries about the archive:
Dr. Akram Khater
Director
Akram is a professor of history at North Carolina State University. He has published extensively on Lebanese migration to the United States. He is also the Khayrallah Chair in Lebanese Diaspora Studies, a University Faculty Scholar, and the editor of the Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies.
Contact: [email protected]
Diana Lopez Molina
Business Service Coordinator
Diana is the primary contact for the center’s administrative, financial, and human resources operations. Before joining the Khayrallah Center, she worked in Facilities HR at NC State. She obtained a BS in Psychology from NCCU.
Contact: [email protected]
Lindsey Waldenberg
Director of Research
Lindsey manages the center’s research projects, programs, and grant initiatives. She is also the managing editor for the center’s journal, Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies. Lindsey is also pursuing her PhD in Public History at North Carolina State University. She obtained her MA in Public History from Texas State University and her dual BA in History & Art History from Washington University in St. Louis.
Contact: [email protected]
Rama Khalifeh
Archive Assistant
Rama received her MA in Mass Communication from Liverpool John Moores University in 2024 and her Bachelor’s in Information and Library Sciences from the University of Jordan in 2019. She brings expertise in archival organization, metadata creation, digitization workflows, project coordination, and bilingual communication to the Khayrallah Center.
Contact: [email protected]
Loren Weiss
Communications Manager
Loren oversees the center’s communications avenues, including social media, newsletters, articles, and publicity. She graduated in 2024 with a degree in Public Relations and Digital Marketing from Appalachian State.
Contact: [email protected]
Najma Mohamud
Archive Assistant
Najma supports the archive by processing donated physical archival materials, including appraisal, data entry, digitization, and cataloging. She graduated from North Carolina State University in 2025 with dual Bachelor’s degrees in Human Biology and Arabic Studies.
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