MIRABO NAEL SHAMMS 

Chairman of The Accounting Department

EDUCATION:

             The University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri.
              Master of Science in Accounting, July 1993.
              Relevant Courses: Advanced Financial Accounting, Advanced Auditing, Advanced Managerial Accounting,
              AdvancedAccounting  Information Systems, International Accounting , and Strategic Management

              Birzeit University, Birzeit, West Bank.
              Bachelor of Accounting (Minor in Business Adnministration). April, 1992.
           Relevant Courses: Cost Accounting,Managerial Accounting. Budgeting, Auditing. Marketing, Finance, Money
              and Banking,Macroeconomics ,and Microcconomics.

           School of Hope, Ramallah, West Bank.
               High School (Tawjihi), June 1984.

PROFESSIONAL:

CERTIFICATES:
                 Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Montvale, New Jersev.
                 Certified in Financial Management, January 1999.

                 Institute of Internal Auditors, Altamonte Springs, Florida.
                  Certified Internal Auditor, November 1998.

            Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Montvale. New Jersey
                Certified Management Accountant, August 1998.

                General Control Institution, Gaza, Gaza Strip.
                Certified Public Accountant, May 1998.

                Kansas Board of Accountancy, Topica., Kansas.
                 Certified Public Accountant, February 1994.
 

EXPERIENCE:

                Chairman, Birzeit Urdversity, Faculty of Commerce and Economics. Accounting
                Department. Birzeit, West Bank.
                February1997 - Present.

                Senior auditor. EL-Yousef & Co. (a representative firm of KPMG), Ramallalh, West Bank.
                February 1996 - Septeinber 1997.

                Lecturer, Birzeit University, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, Accounting
                Department, Birzeit, West Bank.
                Februarv 1994 - February 1997.

                Academic assistant. Birzeit University, Faculty of Commerce and Economics,
                Accounting Department, Birzeit, West Bank.
                 October 1991 - April 1992.

                 Controller, Ramallah Local Church, Ramallah, West Bank.
                 September 1989 - May 1992.

MEMBERSHIPS :

                 Member of the Palestinian Association of Certified Public Accountants (PACPA),
                 Jerusalem, West Bank.

                Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA), Montvale,
                New Jersey.

                Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Altamonte Springs, Florida.

                Member of the American Accounting Association (AAA), Sarasota, Florida.

                Member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), Montvale, New Jersey.

                Member of the American institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), New York City, New York.

                Member of the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (KSCPA), Topica,Kansas.

COMMITTEES:

                Chairman, West Bank Steering Committee for the Development of the Accounting Profession,
                 Ramallah, West Bank.

                 Member of the College Council, Birzeit University, Faculty of Commerce and Economics,
                 Birzeit, West Bank.

                 Member of the Evangelical Home and School Board, Ramallali, West Bank.

                Member of the Yearbook Committee, Birzeit University, Birzeit, West Bank.

ACHIEVEMENTS:
                Dean's honor list, the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri. First semester 92/93,
                second semester 92/93, and sununer semester 92/93.

                Dean's honor list, Birzeit University, Birzeit, West Bank.
                First semester 89/90 - first semester 91/92.

                Co-founder and elected vice-president of the Accounting Club, Birzeit University,
                Birzeit, West Bank.
                Summer semester 90/91, first semester 91/92, and second semester 91/92.

LANGUAGES:

                 Hebrew: Spoken (elementary).
                                 Written (elementary).

                 English: Spoken (fluently).
                                Written (advanced).
                 Arabic: Spoken (fluently)
                                Written (advanced).

COMPUTER SKILLS:

                        Lotus, Excel, Word Perfect, WinWord, Accounting packages.