Dr. Ali Farhat, Dr. Michael Boulus and Ms. Suzanne Sukkar have been elected to the American Arab Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Dr. Frahat is Chief, Hospitalist Division at William Beaumont Hospital, Executive Director, Dr. Boulus is Executive Director of the Presidents Council of the State Universities of Michigan and Ms. Sukkar is an immigration attorney at Sukkar Law in the Ann Arbor Area.
American Arab Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Adds New Members
Sukkar Legal services include obtaining employment-based visas such as H, L, E, O, P, R, TN, TPS, B, F, NAFTA visas, labor certifications, family-based immigration and naturalization. She renders expert strategic and tactical counsel to broad clientele in a wide array of Corporate and Immigration Law concerns. She is responsible for handling all aspects of cases: from evaluation to drafting legal documents, and making court appearances.
Ms. Sukkar received the 2011 NAPW Executive Woman of the Year Award and is Director at Large, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; Past President, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan - Washtenaw Region; Director at Large, American Arab Chamber of Commerce. Her affiliations include: American Immigration Lawyers Association; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; State Bar of Michigan; Washtenaw County Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Arab Chamber of Commerce; National Association for Professional Women; University of Michigan Alumni Association.
Her charitable involvements include Jean L. King Women's Center of S. E. Michigan; Girl Scouts; and, Big Brothers & Sisters of America. Her hobbies include travel, spending time with her family and community involvement.
Michael Boulus has served as the executive director of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan since January 2003. The Presidents Council is the coordinating body for the state's 15 public universities.Prior to joining the Presidents Council, Mike served as deputy state treasurer for the Michigan Department of Treasury, overseeing the Bureau of Student Financial Assistance, the School Bond Loan Program, Local Government Services, Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis, and the state's educational assessment program.
Dr. Boulus is the former executive director of the Middle Cities Education Association and former deputy executive director of the Michigan Association of School Administrators. He currently serves as chair of the Education Alliance of Michigan, a coalition of sixteen leading educational organizations in Michigan. He is founder and first president of the Michigan Schools Energy Cooperative and serves on the board of directors for Next Energy, a business incubator for energy related start up companies. Boulus also serves on the Michigan Nonprofit Association Board and was recently elected to the American Arab Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
Dr. Boulus holds a doctoral degree from Michigan State University, a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame. He is the recipient of several awards, including the National Leadership Award for Educational Leadership, in recognition of his contributions to the improvement of American education; the University of Notre Dame Exemplar Award, in recognition of outstanding service to country, education and church; the Michigan State University College of Education Distinguished Alumni Award and the Eastern Michigan University Outstanding Alumni Awar
