Stephanie Bechara

Economic Journalist at L’Orient-Le Jour | University Lecturer | Fulbright Scholar

Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

About

Covering Lebanon and the region. For tips and insights: [email protected]

Experience

  • Economic & Business Journalist at L'Orient-Le Jour
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Part-time Economics Instructor at Lebanese American University
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Teaching the courses ECO202 - Macroeconomics, and ECO 201 - Microeconomics.

  • LIFE - Lebanese International Finance Executives (10 yrs 10 mos)
    • Junior Member
      2018 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

    • Scholar
      Sep 2015 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Received the LIFE scholarship for 3 consecutive years.

  • Public Policy Fellow at Center for Women in Government and Civil Society
    Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

    - Accepted as a Public Policy Fellow into the 2023 cohort of the Women and Public Policy Fellowship hosted by the center at the University at Albany, SUNY. - Delved deeper into public policy and related topics. - Took 3 classes on Advocacy for Social Change, the New York State Public Policy Process, and more. - Worked on Timothy's Law and the Mental Health Parity Law in New York State as the main policies of focus for my projects, research and papers. - Attended workshops, seminars, and conferences. - Got practical experience in policy work by being placed at a state agency: the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.

  • Public Policy Fellow - Appeals Analyst at NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services
    Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

    - Write and develop appeals for state agencies, public and private non-profit applicants when denied program funding for disaster recovery from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). - Gain knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and FEMA's Public Assistance Program & Policy Guide (PAPPG) v4, to base appeals and arguments on relevant policies and regulations. - Build appeal packages for applicants. - Help applicants secure between $200,000 - $1,000,000+ in initially denied funds for disaster recovery, damaged facility repairs, and hazard mitigation through writing appeals and sending them to FEMA.