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Leadership

Executive Board

Meet the founding board members shaping Iranian Student Association-Alliance (ISA-Alliance) through research, medicine, engineering, and institution-building across academia and industry.

Meet the Board

Leadership Directory

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Portrait of Behnam Hassanizadeh

Behnam Hassanizadeh

Co-Founder & Board Member

Research Assistant & PhD Student, Oklahoma State University

EXECUTIVE CABINET

Meet the dedicated executive team leading the day-to-day operations, strategic communications, and student affairs for the ISA-Alliance.

Portrait of Saeid Alimoradi

Saeid Alimoradi

President of Student Affairs & Analytics

Biography

Saeid Alimoradi is a Ph.D. student in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, graduating in December. He has extensive leadership experience with student organizations at VT, including serving as the Graduate Liaison for the IISE Student Chapter and holding multiple roles—ranging from Communication Director and Treasurer to President—for the HFES Student Chapter. Through these roles, he has overseen numerous professional events, workshops, budget management, and event coordination.

Portrait of Mona Rahimi

Mona Rahimi

President of Communications

Biography

Mona Rahimi is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She has served as President of the Iranian Graduate Student Association at UAlbany for the past two years, organizing cultural and community events for Iranian graduate students. Through ISA-Alliance, she aims to expand engagement, build strong connections with student associations nationwide, and foster a supportive network that benefits Iranian students throughout the country.

Portrait of Armita Kazeminajafabadi

Armita Kazeminajafabadi

President of Treasury & Fundraising

Biography

Armita Kazeminajafabadi is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University. She has served for three terms as Treasurer of the Iranian Student Association at Northeastern University, managing budgeting, spending, and fundraising efforts for cultural and community programs. Through the coalition, she hopes to strengthen community support by sharing resources and building connections for fundraising initiatives.

Questions about Iranian Student Association-Alliance (ISA-Alliance) governance?

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