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Executive Board

PositionName
PresidentMoez Farokhnia Hamedan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Vice PresidentHamid Khobzi, University of Sussex
SecretaryAida Sanatizadeh, Northern Illinois University
TreasurerHossein Mohit, Kennesaw State University
Immediate Past PresidentKambiz Saffari, University of Texas at Arlington

Program Directors

PositionName
Advocacy Program DirectorHamid Khobzi, University of Sussex
Job Market Program DirectorAmin Sabzehzar, Tulane University
Social Media DirectorSara Memarian Esfahani, University of Texas at Tyler
Hossein Mohit, Kennesaw State University
Conferences & Proceedings DirectorNargess Tahmasbi, Pennsylvania State University
Kambiz Saffari, University of Texas at Arlington
Ph.D. Mentoring Program DirectorMoez Farokhnia Hamedan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Experience Sharing Program DirectorSaman Bina, Baylor University

Previous Executive Board Members

  • Jan 2022 – Dec 2023, President: Kambiz Saffari
  • Jan 2022 – Dec 2023, Vice President: Nargess Tahmasbi
  • Jan 2022 – Dec 2022: Secretary: Mahdi Najafabadi
  • Jan 2022 – Dec 2023, Treasurer: Saman Bina
  • Jan 2023 – Dec 2024, Secretary: Amin Sabzehzar

IRAIS Officers and Founders

  • Kambiz Saffari, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Nargess Tahmasbi, Pennsylvania State University
  • Mahdi Najafabadi, California State University, Northridge
  • Saman Bina, Baylor University
  • Hamid Khobzi, University of Sussex
  • Hamid Reza Nikkhah, Bentley University
  • Pouya Rahmati, Deloitte Tax LLP
  • Amin K. Amiri, Tilburg University
  • Morteza Mashayekhi, Rider University
  • Amin Sabzehzar, Tulane University

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