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Haleh Emrani – Chief Executive OfficerHaleh Emrani is a retired Computer Consultant with extensive experience in UNIX-based solutions, Network Connectivity, Security, and Data Management. She is the manager and web coordinator of www.sasanika.com – Sasanika: Late Antique Near East Project, and the webmaster of www.IranAncientHistory.com – Bulletin of Iranian Ancient History, an academic online journal. She is a member of the American Historical Association, International Society for Iranian Studies and Middle East Studies Association. Haleh Emrani holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Arts in History, and is a C. Phil, currently working towards her PhD in Near Eastern History at University of California, Los Angeles. |
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Hassan Izad – Chief Financial OfficerHassan Izad is President and CEO of Torrance Flite Park (TFP) a construction and development company engaged in construction and management of Airplane hangars for Civil Aviation. He is also Managing Director of GBS Construction, LLC. Previously, Hassan has had a diverse entrepreneurial background, including work with the University of Southern California School of Engineering Computer Center, consulting with Industrial Management Institute of Iran, an instructor for Operations Research in a management training program, Arthur D. Little, founder and president of Isolayer Co. and founder and president of Cuvolt Co. in Iran. He has also served on many boards including those of Sterling Bank, Westech Corporation, and Phoenix Electronics. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a Master's degree in Operations Research and Systems Engineering |
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Dr. Nahid Pirnazar - SecretaryDr. Nahid Pirnazar has been a Lecturer of Iranian Studies at UCLA since 1997, currently teaching Persian language and literature as well as the History of Iranian Jews and Judeo-Persian Literature. She is also the founder and president of The House of Judeo-Persian Manuscripts, an academic organization that collects, preserves, transliterates and publishes Judeo-Persian documents and manuscripts. Nahid also serves as an executive Board Member and Director of Academics, Research & Publications in the Habib Levy Cultural & Educational Foundation. Nahid received her Ph.D. and Masters in Iranian Studies from UCLA and has a Masters in English as a Second Language from Tehran University. |
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David W. Newman - Legal Counsel (Pro Bono)David Wheeler Newman chairs the Tax Department at the Los Angeles law firm of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP where his practice focuses on the representation of charitable organizations in matters pertaining to governance, tax exemption and charitable gift planning, as well as individuals and families in their estate planning and tax planning pertaining to their investment activities. His institutional clients include The UCLA Foundation, The Salvation Army, hospital foundations, California Institute of Technology and The Nature Conservancy. David's professional affiliations include the National Committee on Planned Giving, where he was a member of that organization's board of directors and the American Council on Gift Annuities, where he currently serves on the board and as chair of its State Regulations Committee. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. David has served the community in leadership positions with several organizations. He is the President Emeritus of New Roads School in Santa Monica, a member of the Professional Advisors Council of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Men's Garden Club of Los Angeles. He graduated with honors in Economics from Claremont McKenna College, and received his JD from UCLA School of Law and his LL.M in Tax Law from New York University School of Law. |
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Director of Development |
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Haydeh Shirmohammadi |
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Public Relations Officers |
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Bita Milanian |
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Reza Goharzad |
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Academic Committee |
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Janet Afary |
University of California Santa Barbara |
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Amin Banani |
University of California Los Angeles |
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Richard N. Frye |
Harvard University |
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Ali Gheissari |
University of San Diego |
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Arash Khazeni |
Claremont McKenna College |
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Afshin Matin-Asgari |
California State University Los Angeles |
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Ali Mousavi |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
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Jasamin Rostam-Kolayi |
California State University Fullerton |
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Matthew W. Stolper |
University of Chicago |
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Hossein Ziai |
University of California Los Angeles |
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