Nermine Khouzam Rubin

Nermine Khouzam Rubin immigrated from Egypt at eight years old after she, her parents and four siblings lived through the 6 Day Arab-Israeli War in Port Said.  She speaks three languages and graduated with Honors with a Major/Minor degree in Psychology/Chemistry. She has a Master in Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Health Science (MHS) from the University of Florida and held executive positions within the healthcare field in architecture/facilities planning, marketing/business development, managed care/information systems and consulting.  Nermine retired after 15 years to be a full-time wife and mother to Leslie, her husband of 30 years and her two children, Samantha and Nathan who are now 24 and 23 years of age. 

After observing firsthand in 2017 persons in remote Africa dying of thirst and hunger, having lost all hope, Nermine researched extensively and prayed for an optimal solution to address the root of their problem.  In 2018 she founded Water 4 Mercy and contracted with the world’s leading experts in solar, water, and agriculture to provide a permanent solution. THE ANSWER to permanently breaking the vicious cycles of poverty, is clean water and innovative agricultural solutions. In 2019 Nermine initiated AITeC, Agricultural Innovation and Technology Centers to teach innovative solutions for knowledge development, nutrition sensitivity, climate resilience, income generation, teacher training, and youth empowerment. The hands-on curriculum enables students, alongside local farmers and extension workers/agents to learn best practices in horticulture and animal husbandry from skilled Israeli agronomists and ultimately improve the undernourished communities' health. 

 She sits on multiple committees and organizational boards, including Clearwater Central Catholic High School,  Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Leadership Pinellas, and Main Street Economics.