Our team brings together a unique blend of expertise in media production, arts and culture, international conflict management, and peacebuilding.
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Honey Al Sayed
As the Founder of MAP, Honey Al Sayed is an award-winning media expert and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. An accomplished bilingual (English, Arabic) communications professional, Honey brings a wealth of expertise in all aspects of media, arts, culture, as well as public speaking and coaching.
After breaking new ground in Syria’s media scene with the #1 rated morning show "Good Morning Syria" for 6 years with 7 million listeners, Honey was forced to leave to the United States in 2012. Displaced by war more than once in her lifetime, Honey has shared her personal and professional experience through courses and learning facilitation at academic and research institutions such as at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the University of Denver, Eastern Mennonite University, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) where she developed an online course on the role of the media and arts for peacebuilding. Regularly invited as a keynote speaker and commentator on women’s empowerment and the role of media in social change, Honey has appeared at the United Nations, GCSP, U.S. National Press Corps, the United Nations Foundation, the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Institute of Peace, among many others. Honey is an Associate Fellow at the GCSP and holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and a B.S. in Communication, Media, and Arts from the Lebanese American University. |
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Iyad Kallas
Iyad Kallas is an independent France-based project manager, researcher, consultant, social entrepreneur and trainer. He specializes in civil society influence, migration and refugees, inclusion programs, as well as media and communication projects. He co-founded and co-manages "Vision" (community development NGO) and SouriaLi (independent advocacy grassroots media) where he currently coordinates pro-impact activities with an international network of experts in the exile, advocating culturally-sensitive empowerment projects for the grassroots and start-ups, socially-responsible communication for development, and fostering international sociopolitical awareness of regional and geopolitical marginalized issues through social actions, media, art and cultural presence.
On migration and refugees, he co-founded Network for Refugee Voices to internationally advocate and empower refugee participation in co-designing inclusion projects. In France, he is a steering committee member in Jamira and Chaam associations for promoting inclusive diversity and social cohesion through cultural and artistic activities. As a trainer and speaker, he has facilitated trainings and interventions with international organization such as UNICEF, UNESCO, UNHCR, and IGF, and has conducted custom-tailored civil society and communication workshops in different countries and with different audiences. Academically, he holds two university degrees in Economics and Information Technology, and two Master’s degrees in Management Information Systems and Business Intelligence, in addition to being an alumnus various international programs. |
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Micaela Nerguizian
Micaela A. Nerguizian is a consultant in the field of cultural diplomacy, dedicated to promoting the arts as a tool for social change. She has over fifteen years of experience in performing arts programming and production, working with various nonprofits, government agencies, and academic institutions. Fluent in three languages, she brings a multicultural perspective to her work and is committed to advancing cross-cultural understanding through artistic collaborations and exchange programs. Micaela holds a M.A. in International Education Management from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and a double B.A. from UC Santa Barbara in Global Studies and Italian Studies.
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Kate Hutchins
Kate Hutchins is an international development professional with experience working in the U.S., Europe, India, and Uganda. She has a lifelong passion for the arts combined with a dedication to social justice and conflict management. Kate has experience working in global health at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has worked in theater, dance production, journalism, fine arts, and events management. Kate studied French, European Studies, and Dance at Scripps College in Southern California.
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