Mr. Juha is the director of the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation since 2008; it is one of the leading institutions in the field of preserving cultural heritage in Palestine. He held the position of Deputy Mayor of Bethlehem in the period 2012-2017. He also works as a part-time lecturer at the University of Bethlehem. He has Bachelor degree in Architecture from Birzeit University, Palestine, and holds a Masters degree in World Heritage Studies from Brandenburg University, Germany.