Naghmeh Samini (PhD), playwright, scriptwriter, and lecturer in Dramatic Arts, was born in Iran and received her BA in Drama and MA in Cinema from the University of Tehran.

Principal for DAVID WOODWARD & ASSOCIATES LLC (DW) facilitating international K-20 education services, multi-regional business development, and global engagement and change management for institutions

Peyvand Artist Group Co-Founder and Education Director

Peyvand Artist Group Co-Founder and Marketing Director

Babak is a Vice President at Amazon. Prior to joining Amazon in 2014, he was a distinguished engineer and a director at Google.

Michael is a serial entrepreneur with proven track record in disruptive technologies.

Mehran received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1996.

Shahrzad Shams served as a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor in Persian in the Department of near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington.

Leyla Salmassi is a double Huskey with 2 B.A.s and an M.A. from the University of Washington. She is an experienced project and program manager in higher education with a commitment to excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.

Iran Film Initiative, Film Curator

Yashar Shayan of Bitter Sweet Consulting built Peyvand’s new website which launched in November 2023.

Hamid Attar is a Systems Engineering Leader and sits on our board as Peyvand’s treasurer.