Reema Abu Hamdiya

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Professional Experience:

AlAraby TV, Washington DC, Sept. 2015 – Present

Presenter/Reporter

Daily reporting on news, political, social, and economic and pitching feature stories. My responsibilities include covering all the major events, nationwide, and briefings of the White House and State Department. Creating compelling visual content, such as infographics and multimedia presentations, to accompany news stories and enhance viewer engagement on AlAraby TV's digital platforms.

RT, Washington DC, April 2009 – Sept. 2015

Arabic service of RT

Show Host, Studio Washington with Reema Abu Hamdiya

Responsibilities include: I produce the show from the early stages of pitching the topic to finding the guest, including writing the script and questions.

Show webpage: https://bit.ly/3hl1hxn

Correspondent

Responsibilities include: covering political, economic and social events, producing reports on major events in the US and conducting interviews on relevant current affairs.

Rusiya Al Yawm (Russia Today), Moscow, December 2006 – April 2009

Arabic Service of Russia Today Channel directed towards the Arab World.

Style Editor

Responsibilities include proofread news and packages both in-house and from correspondents. Currently, working on a program about Muslims in Russia, where I am the presenter in addition to my role in the production process.

Work webpage: http://bit.ly/1V6r3n6

Palmedia, Ramallah, June 2005 – December 2006

Public Relations Manager

Palmedia is a leading television and production service providing company, established in Palestine, Palmedia linked all the Palestinian territories with a fiber optic network. My responsibilities in addition to public relations duties included:

• Marketing of the company, its services and productions.

• Producing, and helping the production of documentaries, such as: الجاليات العربية في القدس وليد أيوب – فنان فلسطيني فيديو كليب لعمار حسن مجموعة أفلام وثائقية للبنك الدولي في فلسطين.

Saudi TV, Channel 2 – English service, 2006

Reporter

• Reporting daily news in forms of packages and features for channel 2 of Saudi TV.

Palestine Capital Studios, Ramallah, October 2003 – June 2005

News and documentaries Service Provider Company, clients included Al Jazeera, Qatar TV, TV5, RAI and many others.

Sales Manager

As a sales manager, the services offered by the company are publicized and priced for television stations and production companies.

Promote the company's image providing the television channels with quality work and ensuring timely and exceptional broadcasts for ad hoc and important events.

Produced a number of documentaries.

Palestine Red Crescent Society, Hebron, February 2001 – October 2003

A humanitarian, health and social services organization, the equivalent of the Red Cross.

Public Relations Officer

Directly responsible for the successful coordination and timely submission of proposals, fundraising

Liaison between the Palestine Red Crescent Society and outside Arab and/or Foreign organizations,

Coordinated meeting with delegates, including logistical and technical information.

The Palestinian Mineral Lube Oil Company, Hebron, 1998 to 2000

Franchised from the French company, TOTAL, the factory produces mineral lube oil for the local and the neighboring countries' markets.

Purchase and Public Relations Officer

Financial and administrative management

Developed recognized business relationships with local and foreign companies

Ensured clearance of goods from airports and ports

Responsible for the purchase of goods and raw materials from other countries

IPCRI, Bethlehem, May to August 1998.

Office Manager

Managing the daily financial and administrative aspects of the organization

Responsible for grant management

Provided accounting services

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Jerusalem, 1994 to 1998

Staff Member

A nonprofit, non-partisan organization that works to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide.

Involved in all aspects of programming including planning, coordination, organization, agenda setting, arranging and attending meetings, reporting and translation.

The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Assistance Project, 1996 to 1998.

Program Assistant

This project aimed at supporting the newly established Council by providing legislators with comparative information and practical advice on how to organize an effective democratic legislature.

Key Skills Developed: Knowledge of legislature procedures and systems, including the roles of Speaker, the roles of committees, and the relations between parliaments and other branches of government.

National Democratic Institute's Study Mission, Tbilisi, Georgia, 1997.

Participant to Mission

The goal of the mission was to reinforce the topics of the workshops NDI held with the Council Members as well as to observe the workings of another transitional legislature.

NDI's Women's Participation in Political Life and Elections Program; Amman, Jordan, 1996

Program Assistant

• A short program aiming at empowering women in Jordan and enhancing their role in the political life.

Palestinian election monitoring project, both on international and domestic levels, 1995 to 1996.

Program Assistant

The International Election Monitoring program was conducted in coordination with the Carter Center; two pre-election assessment missions were brought in and for the Election Day, a forty-member delegation observed the elections.

Key Skills Developed: How elections are observed internationally, organization of delegations, press conferences, translation of press releases as well as election systems and laws. Establishment of networks, training groups for election-monitoring domestically.

Contributed to the financial and technical assistance given to more than 30 Palestinian NGOs which convened to form the Palestinian Domestic Monitoring Committee (PDMC).

Women's Democracy and Human Rights Education and Training Program, NDI, 1994 to 1995

Field Officer

Field Officer for the Southern Areas which included Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Ramallah. About 150 women from the West Bank and Gaza were being trained to raise their awareness of the democratic process and for a more active participation in the political life. The program was conducted in partnership with the Jerusalem Center for Women.

Key Skills Developed: Training of women groups on democracy issues, organization of workshops and field activities such as conferences with officials.

Education:

Freshman, Conflict resolution, George Mason University.

Accounting Diploma, Hebron Vocational College, Hebron, 1994.

Languages:

Bilingual in Arabic (mother tongue) and English; and fair in Hebrew, French, and Russian.

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Voluntary Work:

Red Crescent Society's Ninth Assembly Conference, where I put together the opening day events and produced a documentary on the martyrs of the PRCS.

Katmandu, Nepal, volunteered in teaching English in Kantipur English Academy elementary school for three weeks, I gave classes to students from first to firth graders.

Assisted international journalists reporting on issues concerning the peace process, elections and re-deployment, including arranging meetings with municipal and governmental officials, 1995 to present.

The Palestinian Children's House, Hebron; Taught English language for students of different ages, 1997.

Al Manara Press Office, reporting and interviewing for different news Agencies, 1994 to 1995.

Volunteer, a number of women's organizations, Palestine, organized and participated in workshops and training, 1993.

Other Experiences and Additional Training:

A three-week course on the Organized Labor in the US. Organized and sponsored by the US State Department, 2000.

Working with a writer on a book on Ramadan in Jordan, 1999.

Temporary International Presence in the City of Hebron (TIPH); Lectured TIPH members on various topics including the Palestinian daily life, traditions, cultures, customs and religion, 1997 to 1998.

Participating in the Poetry Forum, "Hands Gallery", Yaffa, Tel Aviv; Organized by Palestinian and Israeli poets, 1997.

National Democratic Institute's retrieving programs, Washington DC, USA, 1997.

Time Management, Beit Berel Institute, Kfar Saba. A one-month course, 1996.

Moderation of discussion sessions, NDI's Civic Forum Program. A three-day course, 1996.

Conferences:

Jury Member of the Silver Satellite Festival in the Black Sea Resort of Albena, Bulgaria, June 2003.

The Ninth Television and Radio Festival in Egypt, July 2003.

Our participating documentary won the golden trophy (workers without borders).

The International Youth Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, 1998

Ten-Day event. Was the Coordinator of the Palestinian 75-member Delegation to the International Committee where had to organize all related issues. Palestinian Delegation included GUPS members as well as members of all PLO factions.

"The Future of the Peace Process", Athens, Greece, 1997.

A four-day conference organized by the Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Attended by the European Envoy to the Middle East and leading Palestinian and Israeli legislators, academics and government officials.

"Women's Room", Oslo, Norway; A week-long conference on women's participation in political life; organized by the Norwegian Youth Council, 1997.

"Future Visions for Peace ", Amman, Jordan; A four-day conference organized by the Youth Councils of the Scandinavian countries, 1997.

"Future of the Peace Process", Stockholm, Sweden; A one-week conference organized by the Swedish Youth Council, 1996.

"Women's Participation in Political Life", Khartom, Sudan; A one-week conference organized by the women's organizations in Sudan, 1994.

"Women, Justice and Law", Jerusalem, Palestine; A three-day conference at the National Palace, 1994.

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