Her duties include controlling implementation of the city's masterplan. She previously worked as a designer on many educational, commercial and residential projects, including the Marj Ibn Aamer Housing Project, winning the competition announced by the Palestinian Housing Council in 1993. She has participated in many architectural forums both inside and outside the country, and she is now a member of many committees including the Organising and Planning Commission in the province's Strategic Planning Programme (funded by the UNDP with assistance of the International Planning Ministry and the Local Government Ministry). She is a member of the Palestinian Engineering Association, representing the architectural profession. Dina Hamdan