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Board and Positions

Executive Board

Position Name
President Niam Yaraghi, University of Miami
Vice President Sara Memarian, University of Texas at Tyler
Treasurer Kasra Dolatkhahi, University of Memphis
Secretary Aida Sanatizadeh, Northern Illinois University
Immediate Past President Moez Farokhnia Hamedan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Program Directors

Position Name
Advocacy Program Director Hamid Khobzi, University of Sussex
Job Market Program Director Amin Sabzehzar, Tulane University
Social Media Director Sara Memarian Esfahani, University of Texas at Tyler
Conferences & Proceedings Director Nargess Tahmasbi, Pennsylvania State University
Kambiz Saffari, University of Texas at Arlington
Ph.D. Mentoring Program Director Moez Farokhnia Hamedan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Experience Sharing Program Director Saman Bina, Baylor University

Previous Executive Board Members

    • Jan 2024 – Dec 2025, President: Moez Farokhnia Hamedan
    • Jan 2024 – Dec 2025, Treasurer: Hossein Mohit
    • Jan 2024 – Dec 2025, Immediate Past President: Kambiz Saffari
    • 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

More Information

    • Chapter’s Bylaws

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