[1] In 2007, Rima also joined in directing the TAMAM Project, a groundbreaking initiative focused on school-based reform in the Arab world.

[4] She also chaired the Executive Committee of the Shamaa Database, where she managed a range of responsibilities, including approving work programs and budgets, making decisions on development plans, securing funding, appointing committee and administrative staff, and forming working groups.

[6] Rima also served as the coordinator for the education initiative within Scholar Activists for Impact and Learning (SAIL) for Change (previously known as Khaddit Beirut), a unique national initiative aimed at developing a community-led and locally driven roadmap to recovery following the Beirut explosion.

Driven by a vision of optimism and potential, she is dedicated to creating positive change and actively shaping the educational future that Lebanon’s children deserve.

Rima's research primarily focuses on school leadership, professional development, educational policy, and organizational change in the context of the Arab world.