Registration for the Annual General Meeting and Board of Directors Election Meeting

Sunday, June 09, from 6 pm to 8 pm, via ZOOM (Register at: https://tinyurl.com/45pd75rm)

List of candidates (click on their names to see their LinkedIn page):

1 - Raha Khosravi

• Raha Khosravi is a Team Lead at Rayleigh Solar Tech Company, holding a Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Dalhousie University. She has authored over five articles in prestigious scientific journals. Beyond research and development, Raha has extensive experience in teaching and leading student societies both in Canada and Iran. Raha is passionate about contributing to Iranian communities. She is committed to using her educational background and leadership skills to promote innovation and support educational activities. Her dedication to the Iranian community and her ability to bring people together make her an ideal candidate for the board of directors in the Iranian culture of society of Nova Scotia. In her free time, Raha enjoys rock climbing, playing badminton, and spending time with her friends, family, and her beloved cats, Kevin and Coco.

2 - Reza (Enayat) Rajabi

• https://erajabi.github.io/

3 - Flora Riyahi

• Flora is a Grand MacEwan University (Edmonton) graduate with a business administration degree. She retired in 2017 after 33 years as a senior financial advisor, spending 27 of those years in Truro with Sun Life Financial. She served on the National Advisory Council of Sun Life Financial (2006-2008). In addition to her strong commitment to her professional work, her greatest passion in life has been helping the community in various ways. Her volunteer work includes being a board member of CBDC Northern Opportunity Business Lending (2007-present), a member of the national board of directors of the Financial Advisors Association of Canada (2014-2016), chair of the board of directors of the Colchester Regional Development Agency (2012-2014), chair of the Nova Scotia Minister of Immigration’s advisory board (2008-2014), president of the Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia (2011-2014), chair of the Immigration Partnership (2003-2017), chair of the Planned Giving Board of the Colchester Regional Hospital Foundation (2006-2014), chair of the board of directors of the Third Place Transitions House (2002-2004), and vice-chair of One Light Theatre (2006-2018). Additionally, she has been involved with the Canadian Federation of Municipalities’ Cliza project for economic development in rural Bolivia and has served on the committee for the Town of Truro Rebranding (2014-2017). Flora has also been a board member of the Women’s Resource Centre (2005-2012) and a board member of STEP on Arthur May (2023-present). She was the chair of Northern Nova Scotia Advocis (1998-2000). Despite her busy schedule, Flora always finds time for self-improvement. She enjoys reading, running, swimming, cross-country skiing, traveling, and hiking. She has traveled to over 40 countries, skied with the Canadian Ski Marathon, run a few half-marathons, and hiked on six continents, including the classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and the Camino de Santiago In Spain. She is a Certified Yoga instructor and holds a Certified Health Specialist designation. Wealth Professional magazine selected her as one of Canada's top 35 women of influence in 2015. She was awarded the National Volunteer Award in 2011 by Sun Life and received the Community Development Award in 2004 from the province of Nova Scotia.

4 - Fatemeh Faraz

• My name is Fatemeh Faraz Khorasani. I have lived in Canada for fifteen years, with ten of those years in Halifax. I live here with my husband and our nine-year-old son. My educational background is in business and science, with my most recent degree being an MBA from Saint Mary's University. Currently, I work as a Policy & Research Analyst for the Government of Nova Scotia. My responsibilities include researching and analyzing legislation to ensure its effectiveness and relevance. Before this role, I worked as a Regulatory Modernization Professional at the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). In this role, I focused on reducing bureaucratic barriers for small businesses in HRM and enhancing operational efficiency. In addition, I was responsible for building strategic relationships with external stakeholders. I am honored to support the Iranian community of Nova Scotia. If elected, I am committed to continuing the valuable work of previous members and making progress if time and budget permit.

5 - Ghazaleh Ghanbari

• Click here for her CV.

 

Please send an email to info@icsns.org should you have any questions or require any further information.

Kind Regards,
Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia