Lina Alshihabi

• Offered consultation and advisory services to muralists, calligraphists, fine art, sculpture, and emerging artists, including L.A.-based Robert Vargas - 2017.
• Participated in curatorial practices in local and international exhibitions, presenting international artists in and out of UAE.
• Co-managed "Art from the World," phase 2: Worked with Maestro Mimmo Centonce, hand-picking artists from the UAE to exhibit at MUDIC Italy - 2018.
• Established and maintained professional network relationships to offer objective guidance and support.
• Co-curated "Drifting to the East" with EMAG, Ad at Avenues, Jumeriah@ Etihad Towers - 2019: Represented artists and managed the invitation lists, including logistics and design.
• Curator Assistant to Artissima Art gallery "ART EXPO Dubai," Al Maydan Hotel, Dubai - 2021.
• Curator & Artist Representative of "Entwined Journeys": Managed six weeks of Ibrahim Hamid's solo Exhibition logistics, content writing, sessions, invitations, and press, in addition to public & private tours.

-Currently managing various linguistic and editorial accounts for charities, firms, art galleries, art foundations, and businesses in and out of the UAE.
-Excelling in editorial and interpretation projects.
-Assisting many reputable firms with interpretation tasks on a case-to-case basis.
-Achieving translation of specific study books in Sociology, Arts, History, and Philosophy.
-Accomplished translated books: “On Tolerance” by Frank Furedi (August 2018) and “The Control Theory Manager” by William Glasser, MD.
-Succeeded in translating efficiently for events, forums, and summits (Rabdan Academy, Innovating to Innovate), Special Olympics Abu Dhabi.
-Recruited to head editing tasks for the Knowledge Summit, Dubai (2019.)

-Managed and overlooked the training programs in management and leadership given to top managerial teams within governmental entities across Abu Dhabi.
-Reported back to HR regarding participants.
-Supervised the flow of sessions and coordinated with the guest speakers and visiting Ivy League professors.
-Supervised the translation process of materials and the bilingual instruction, liaising with interpreters and the venue teams.

-Earned great experience in many aspects of marketing, client relations, translation, and event coordination.
-Excelled in translation, editorial tasks, and interpretation during meetings and events.
-Helped create and manage AmCham’s Facebook page.
-Handled many research projects that contributed to developing communication and marketing strategies.
-Assisted in many projects and tasks within the Membership, Events, and Accounting divisions and handled many event management details.

-Enjoyed training jointly with the California legal system and helped solve numerous civil cases.

-Extensively observed, co-mediated, and mediated cases in 3 courts in Orange County, CA.
-Successfully facilitated difficult situations towards positive outcomes for both litigants.
-Accurately processed cases’ resolutions, created stipulations approved by judges and carried out a conciliation approach that pleased all parties
- Currently a licensed mediator in the State of California.