Raghida Bitar Kaissi serves as treasurer of the Christina Bohn Foundation. She brings years of experience from serving as treasurer of USTA’s Missouri Valley District. Education was highly valued in her family. She grew up in Syria in a loving family with seven children--all of whom are well educated. Raghida graduated in business and accounting from the University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon. She continued her business studies at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. She is a small business owner and is adept at managing finances.

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Raghida raised her daughter in Columbia, Missouri, and chose to work in the local school district so she could have the same schedule as her daughter. Hundreds of children have benefited from Raghida’s expertise in math, history, English, and science. Raghida is very passionate, dedicated, loving, and service oriented. She knew Christina and was of vital support to Christina during COVID. Knowing exercise is so important for mental health, she made sure Christina was getting physical exercise by playing tennis and by going to Zumba in the gym’s parking lot.
 

“I got to know Christina very well. We had become quite close. I witnessed her struggles with PMDD. I feel honored to be on the board of directors for the Christina Bohn Foundation because of my love for Christina and for her parents. I am dedicated to helping the Bohn's fulfill their mission to increase awareness of this devastating disorder.”