Borhan Oskoorouchi – Director of Production

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Eiman Zolfaghari – Director of Technology

Busy writing Hokm For Hustlers game application for the iphone

Elnaz Eilkhani – Director of Human Resources

Born in Tehran and lived there for over 9 years before moved to the best capital in the WORLD: Sacramento! Almost all my family members live in the US and I haven’t been back to the motherland for since ’96. However, I have been blessed with a wonderful family and amazing friends who never let me forget my Iranian roots and culture. This includes my parents refusing to speak to me in English and making sure I watch all the awesome Iranian “soaps” aka “seh-ree-al” and movies on every Persian satellite TV station we can get. So I believe I am a true blue Iranicaner!

I went to the MOST AWESOME UC in the system: UC Davis!! That’s actually where I met a few fellow Iranican members including Iman and Maral. We rocked at being ISCAO board members back in the day…sigh.

As young Iranian-Americans we have so much to say and need an outlet such as this to reach out to each other and unite! We should be proud of being who we are and never let anything get in the way of staying connected. I have met A TON of awesome people since joining Iranican and look forward to meeting more and doing more to make Iranican bigger and better than ever! If you don’t know me already, come to a meeting…I will be the one bringing cookies and making sure everyone is eating.
Student, MS Public Health – Neurobiology BS UCD

Iman Oskoorouchi – Founder & President

When I was in 7th grade, I joined my school’s theatre group, in Tehran, and became interested in acting. In my last three years of college I wrote and directed short plays. I was also the Cultural Coordinator of ISCAO at UC Davis. The day I heard ISCAO’s president ask others what Shab-e-Yalda meant and why it was significant I got somewhat shaken! I started thinking to myself that maybe the little knowledge I had–thanks to studying in Iran until 8th grade–could be beneficial to this generation of Iranian-Americans, in a way I felt responsible to share our culture and heritage with everyone who calls him/herself Iranian.
IT Engineer-BS UC Davis

Sarah Ravani –

Being born in Wisconsin and mostly raised in Davis, California, my Persian parents did what most Persian parents would do and continuously sent me to Persian Class “کلاسه فارسی”. Growing up, I had little appreciation for it. Back then it only meant more homework and less play time. It was only once I was a little older to understand the significance of my culture did I truly begin to appreciate it. I now live in D.C., and I hope to take advantage of the opportunities around me to advance the interests of Iranians. I have always been interested in political and social issues concerning Iranian Americans, and hope to be able to someday give back to the community that I am so proud to be a part of.
NIAC Intern – BA History UCLA

Shahed Sajadieh – Director of Demographic Targeting (U25)

Former co-host of Iranican Live, and as was apparent from her accent, Shahed is all American, born and raised. She has lived in NJ until finishing high school, then San Diego and finally Bay Area. Being bold is seldom a problem for Shahed, in fact her impulse for a bold move, sometimes risks doing what she would have logically said or done. She carries the big burden of representing the American born and raised Iranian college girl and the fact that she has no problem striking an argument against almost anything goes a long way to help her.
Student – UC Berkeley Economics