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October 2017 Newsletter
Issue I
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Join Khaneh Iran for their Distinguished Speakers' Lecture Series!
For more information you can contact
Khaneh Iran at
(424) 242-2489
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New York
Tamilla Ghodsi is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York and co-Heads the Americas Conflicts Resolution Group. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 1997, Tamilla practiced tax law at White & Case in New York. She earned a BA, with honors, in Economics and International Studies from Northwestern University. She received her JD, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the New York University School of Law. She has been involved in various philanthropic efforts over the years with a focus on community building and cultural understanding. Tamilla has served on the New York Noruz at the Met Steering Committee 2007 - 2017. She is a board member of IA-100, the not for profit 501(c)(3) arm of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) and a former board member of the Iranian-American Bar Association.
Read more about Tamilla Ghodsi here.
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Northern California
Dr. Marjan Moinzadeh, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist providing mental health services in private practice in the San Francisco.
For more than 25 years she has provided her services as a clinician, coach, instructor, and researcher in private practice, community counseling centers, adult day care centers, universities, and hospitals in both the United States & Iran. She has also been involved in organizing and promoting nonprofit community organizations that help individuals in all aspects of their lives. She takes a holistic, compassionate, and integral approach to healing which emanates from traditional as well as contemporary disciplines of Eastern and Western psychology, philosophy, science, and spirituality. Her focus is to better understand universal consciousness as well as to provide her services to those individuals in need of healing, growth, empowerment, and transformation.
Read more about Dr. Marjan Moinzadeh
here.
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We are pleased to report that the Honorable Judge Tamila Ebrahimi Ipema has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the Alba Witkin Humanitarian Award by the California Judges Association. This award honors the humanitarian work and memory of Alba Witkin. Judge Ipema will be presented with the award at the California Judges Association's Annual Conference
on Friday, October 6, 2017!
The Honorable Tamila Ebrahimi Ipema received her Bachelor's Degree from Damavand College in Tehran, Iran. She received her Master's and J.D. degrees from University of Louisville in Kentucky. She also has a LL.M. Degree in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University School of Law. Judge Tamila Emrahimi Ipema has served as a judicial officer for nearly 12 years. Judge Ipema has family, criminal, and civil experience.
Read more about Judge Tamila E. Ipema
here.
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Dr. Nina Ansary
is a bestselling author, historian, and leading authority on women's rights in Iran. Her book
Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran
received international attention and has garnered multiple awards - including the 2016 International Book Award in ''Women's Issues''.
Marie Claire
has profiled Dr. Ansary as one of 14 privileged women to change the world and she has been honored as one of ''The 21 Leaders of the 21st Century'' by Women's ENews. Other recognitions include a feature in Angeleno Magazine's ''Living Legacies of 2016'' and selection as one of ''Five Iranian Visionaries You Need to Know'' and ''6 Women Who Build Bridges Not Walls'' by The
New York Times
. She has appeared on Fox News, Larry King, The BBC and CBS Radio and been featured in a variety of top publications, including The
Los Angeles Times
, The
New York Times,
The UK
Daily Telegraph, Teen Vogue
and the
Yale Journal of International Affairs
.
Dr. Ansary is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics Centre for Women, Peace and Security and regularly presents her work at top universities, including Columbia, Oxford, Cambridge, New York and Harvard, as well as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C., the UN Social Good Summit, and worldwide conferences in Dublin, Milan and London. She also frequently moderates panels and discussions, most recently at the UN Women's Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Industry Forum 2017.
Ansary holds an MA in Middle Eastern Studies and a PhD in History from Columbia University (USA). She serves on Columbia University's Global Leadership Council, the Board of Trustees of Barnard College, MOP Foundation (Magic of Persia), the Iranian American Women's Foundation (IAWF), and Persia Educational Foundation.
For more information about Dr. Nina Ansary click
here.
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Azadeh Safavi recently received her BA from the University of California, Irvine in the field of Journalism. During her time in UCI, she wrote long-form narrative pieces such as a profile, a reconstructed piece, as well as food writing. She is passionate about reporting and investigating on current issues going on in the world on daily basis and bring out the truth to people. Azadeh is also an intern for the IAWF, she is responsible for keeping all the social media outlets up to date as well as working on the blog. In the near future, Azadeh aims to be a successful reporter for a major news outlet.
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Testimonial
I joined IAWF internship program with a goal and mission in mind. As an entry-level journalist, I wanted to start with an organization that I could learn and grow from. Ever since then, I have been the leader of IAWF's social media as well as working on other projects that are beneficial to my growth in Journalism. Every day I discover something new and learn from my colleagues, who guide me to become a step closer to my goal. Further, being involved with such an organization that has many successful and inspiring Iranian Women involved is a blessing. On a day to day basis, I am inspired by these women and strive to be as successful and uplifting as them.
To apply for an Internship with IAWF please click
here.
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Get Connected!
IAWF
would like to connect with Iranian American professionals working and residing within Chicago metropolitan
city region.
Please connect with us by emailing
fariba@iawfoundation.org
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IAWF Scholarship Opportunities
The IAWF scholarships are to help students achieve their goals by providing them financial assistance based on their needs. Scholarships are available to current IAWF
Mentorship
to
Internship
Program participants. However, only a limited number of individuals will be selected to receive the scholarship. Scholarships are meant to assist the students with tuition, textbooks, and other course materials. Qualifying criteria include academic achievement, community service, and financial need.
For more information please click
here.
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