Staff and Board of Directors

Staff

Dr. Trita Parsi President	Yasmin Radjy National Outreach Director & Bay Area Field Director	Reza Marashi Research Director	Jamal Abdi Policy Director	David Elliott Operations Director	Sahar Fahimi Office & Programs Administrator	Ryan Costello Policy Fellow

 

Board of Directors

Dr. Reza Firouzbakht, Chairman	Dr. Trita Parsi, President	Dr. Ali Fatemi, Treasurer	Dr. Karim Pakravan, Secretary	Hamid Farzaneh	Lyric Hughes Hale
Nina Kani	Reza Karimi	Gita Kashani	Hassan Kheradmandan	Dr. Paymaun Lotfi	Dr. Shokooh Miry
Azita Mojarad	Dr. Forough Parvizian-Yazdani	Lily Sarafan	Nora Valenzuela	Ali Youssefi

Advisory Board

The Honorable Thomas Pickering	Ambassador John Limbert	The Honorable Wayne Gilchrest	The Honorable Jim Moody	Reza Aslan	Dr. Juan Cole	Dr. Farideh Farhi
Maz Jobrani	Dr. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak	Dr. Habib Ladjevardi	Cyrus Mehri	Alex Patico	Dr. R.K. Ramazani	Dr. Ahmad Sadri

 

Leadership Structure

The National Iranian American Council is steered by a Board of Directors, who are elected to staggered three-year terms to provide both continuity and flexibility to the organization's governing body, and it includes influential leaders in the Iranian-American community from varied locations around the country. The Board may expand as the organization grows to include leaders from all areas of the country where large populations of Iranian-Americans reside.

The Executive Committee, consisting of the officers, including president, treasurer, secretary and vice president, will be responsible for the daily affairs of the Council and will be elected to one-year terms by the Board of Directors.

NIAC holds two annual board meetings where the Board of Directors and Officers review plans and develop strategies for short term and longer terms of the organization.

The Board oversees the operation of the organization, reviews reports, evaluates progress, and ensures that the organization continues to progress in fulfilling its mission and goals.

NIAC’s Advisory Board consists of prominent individuals from varying backgrounds with a wide range of knowledge and expertise. The Advisory Board provides advice to NIAC’s Board of Directors in order to ensure that all its activities further the group’s goal of encouraging Iranian-American participation in American civic life.

The committees of the Board, with the help and leadership of the Officers, concentrates on development, public relations, community involvement, and nomination/ elections.