Ner­mine Khouzam Rubin immi­grat­ed from Egypt at 8 years old after she, her par­ents, and 4 sib­lings lived through the 6‑Day Arab-Israeli War in Port Said. She speaks 3 lan­guages and grad­u­at­ed with Hon­ors with a Major/​Minor degree in Psy­chol­o­gy /​Chemistry. 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 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 Jew­ish Nation­al Fund, Lions of Judah, The Jew­ish Fun­ders, Clear­wa­ter Cen­tral Catholic High School, Flori­da Bar Griev­ance Com­mit­tee, Lead­er­ship Pinel­las, and Main Street Economics.