Stephanie Alkoussa is the Communications Officer at the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), based at the Institute of Development Studies in Brighton.

She recently completed her MSc in Marketing Communications and Advertising at Kingston University London. Her career has primarily been focusing on social responsibility communication after gaining professional experience working for WILL – Kulluna Irada, an advocacy group committed to political and economic reforms in her home country Lebanon. She also worked on regional campaigns within the communications team at the United Nations Commissions for Western Asia (ESCWA). Stephanie’s professional and academic backgrounds combine communications and film production. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Audiovisual Arts from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut and has directed two award-winning short films as part of her academic studies.

Languages: Arabic (native) English (fluent), French (fluent)