History

In the early 1970s, a group of prominent Egyptian-American leaders recognized the need for creating an Egyptian-American association. The leaders included Mr. Fouad Mounib, Dr. Ahmed El-Nagar, Mr. George Milad, Dr.Dousoky, Dr. Abdel Fattah Abdalla and Mr. Salah Negm, and others who embarked on a vision and a mission towards promoting greater interaction among Egyptian-Americans in the Washington Metropolitan Area. They also recognized the need to encourage effective participation of the new generations, to provide the Egyptian-American community with cultural and social activities, where a sense of unity and belonging are strengthened, to maintain, to promote and to celebrate all aspects of our rich heritage, and to foster mutual understanding between the Egyptian-American Community and the community at large. One of the major goals of the founders was to maintain and strengthen greater ties with Egypt. 
Based on that great spirit, the dedication and extraordinary efforts by the leaders and the support and the enthusiasm of many members of the community, the Egyptian American Cultural Association, EACA, was established.

Our Advisory Board

- Dr. Wagida Abdalla 
- Dr. Sherif Aggour 
- Dr. Omar Atia 
- Mr. Girgis Girgis 
- Mr. Saber Helal 
- Dr. Rushdi Said 
- Mrs. Zeinab Mansour  
- Dr. Amir Zaghloul 

Our Board of Directors

President - Mr. Mohamed Elshinnawi 
Senior International broadcaster with award winning programs in Radio Cairo, Voice of America and Middle East Broadcast Center MBC.  He has a Bachelor degree in Political Sciences and Economies, Cairo University and one year Post Graduate Studies in Gauging Public Opinion. Mr. Elshinnawi served as president of Egyptian-American Cultural Association four terms.

Vice President- Mr. Ayman Adhair 
President and CEO Global IMC and he has 22 years of experience in delivering large scale Management and Technology consulting programs.   He is a former Managing Director for KPMG, $16 Billion global management and technology consulting firm.  Mr. Adhair holds two postgraduate degrees from London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Science in Pure Mathematics and Computer Science from Ain Shams University.     

Board Secretary - Mrs. Eman Aish 
Real Estate Broker licensed in MD, DC & VA. She is a member of NVAR Life time Multi Million Dollar Club top producer.  Mrs. Aish is a Former news editor with the Egyptian TV and TV of Arabic Chanel in NY.  She holds BA degree in Arts and Education.

Treasurer - Ms. Nagla Abdelhalim 
Accounting Department Manager for Partnership for Supply Chain Management, one of the largest projects in the USAID history.  She has extensive experience in accounting and finance working for profit and not for-profit organizations in both USA and Egypt. Ms. Abdelhalim received her bachelor degree and MBA concentration in Finance from University of New Orleans in Louisiana.

Youth Program - Dr. Hanan Morsy 
Economist at European Department in the International Monetary Fund.  For 6 years, she has been EACA active member and served as a Board of Director. Dr. Morsy has a PhD degree in International Economics from George Washington University, a Master of Science in Economics from University of California at Davis, and B.Sc. Degree in Economics from American University in Cairo.