LEADERSHIP
IAJF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Elias Kalimian z"l Founder, Chairman Emeritus
Yosef Shahery z"l Founder, Chairman Emeritus
Shahram Yaghoubzadeh Chairman
Robert Kahen Vice Chairman
Joanna Eshaghoff President
Steven Khadavi Immediate Past President
Hersel Torkian Executive Vice President
Frank Shahery Treasurer
Ben Moosazadeh Assistant Treasurer
Mehrdad Kohanim Secretary
Lili Sedaghatpour Assistant Secretary
VICE PRESIDENTS
David Abiri
Lea Cohen
David Emrani
Marjan Greenblatt
Hercel Harounian
Farzin Kimiabakhsh
Kevin Lalezarian
Fred Ohebshalom
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TRUSTEES
​Mitra Damaghi
David Eshaghpour
Matin Hakimi
​Eric Kalimian​
Michael Ohebshalom
Stephanie Torkian Rahmanian
Chelsea Sassouni Shmuely
Kamran Yaghoubzadeh
Danny Zelouf
ADVISORY BOARD
Rabbi Yedidia Azrahian
Ellie Cohanim
Nasser Damaghi
Khandan Kalaty
Frank Lalezarian
Joseph Moinian
Shaz Mossanen
Mike M. Nassimi
Alex Peykar
Kouros Torkan
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Israel Nitzan, Executive Director
Lin Meir Drori, Strategic Consultant and Event Production
Stephanie Hakimian, Accountant
Nathan Burgess, Digital Content Coordinator
Liza Nikfarjam, IAJF Administrator
Shiran Cohen, IAJF Administrator
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