Barakat new CFHS exec

Posted by Press Release on April 23, 2014

The Board of Directors of the Chadds Ford Historical Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Nadia Barakat as executive director. Nadia has been serving as the Society’s Media and Office Manager for the past two years and brings an outstanding set of academic, business and development skills to our organization. In addition to her degree in Management, she has attained professional certification in event planning from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and has held management positions for several national hospitality companies and ran her own event planning firm.

Barakat has served on the Development Committee for Ursuline Academy for several years as well as being a prior board member for the Civic Association of Chadds Ford Township and the Chadds Ford Historical Society. She has lived in Chadds Ford with her husband Joe and two children since 1990.

Together, with our outstanding existing programs, events, volunteers, employees, and Board of Directors, as the society’s new executive director, Nadia will lead our organization’s mission to educate and preserve our local history by focusing on expanding our collection resources and strengthening our role and contribution as a critical resource to the community. Please join us in wishing Nadia all the best for her success.