ICC Board Of Directors post AGM2023 and appointment of Officers & Department Chairs
The Board of Directors of the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) held its first official post-AGM2023 meeting on Tuesday April 18th, 2023. The board discussed administrative matters related to the transition of documents and records from the former directors and also appointed new executive officers and department chairs. The following appointments were unanimously approved by the Board:
President: Dr. Arezou Khadir
Vice-President: Mona Ghasemi
Treasurer: Mohammad Vahidi Rad
Secretary: Dr. Amirhassan Ghassemi Tafreshi
Co-Chairs of the Administration and Finance Department: Dr. Arezou Khadir, Mona Ghasemi
Chair of the Policy Department: Dr. Amirhassan Ghassemi Tafreshi
Chair of the Culture Department: Asoudeh Novin
Co-Chairs of the Public Relations Department: Dr. Arezou Khadir, Mona Ghasemi
Chair of the Culture Department: Asoudeh Novin
Chair of the Service Committee: Daniel Sarvestani
Chair of the Mental Health Committee: Dr. Raheleh Tarani
Chair of the Research & Education Committee: Mona Borghei
Chair of the Organizational Structure Committee: Reza Namdari
Chair of the Communication policy Committee: Dr. Amirhassan Ghassemi Tafreshi
Chair of the Content Development Committee: Mohammad Vahidi Rad
Chair of the Cyberspace Committee: Reza Namdari
Read moreIntroduction of AGM 2023 candidate Mona Borghei
Mona Borghei is a Montessori teacher in Victoria British Colombia.
Mona graduated from Allmeh Tabatabai University with a Major in Persian Literature, which was her passion. She worked as an editor at Amir Kabir publishing institute for a few years and worked at different schools as a teacher.
Mona immigrated to Canada in 2008. She decided to follow her dream of working with young children and obtained a certificate in Early Childhood Education in Montessori.
Mona loves children and believes that children and young people can make big changes not just in their communities but also globally. Children are the only hope for humanity to secure a better future.
As an Iranian-Canadian who has dedicated her professional life to educating children and building a better future, Mona strives to help Iranian Canadian children stay connected to their cultural roots and work toward a better and brighter future.
منا برقعی معلم مونتسوری در ویکتوریا کانادا است.
همیشه عاشق فرهنگ و ادبیات فارسی بود و تصمیم گرفت این علاقه را در دانشگاه دنبال کند. بعد از فارغ التحصیلی از دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی، در انتشارات امیرکبیربه عنوان ویراستارمشغول به کار شد. همزمان تدریس در مقاطع مختلف آموزشی را دنبال کرد.
در سال 2008 به کانادا مهاجرت کرد و از آن زمان، با اشتیاق کار با کودکان را انتخاب کرد.
کودکان را تنها سرمایه و راه نجات بشریت در آینده می داند و معتقد است که با آموزش ارزش های انسانی و تمرین آن ها در دوران خردسالی، شاهد آینده ای زیبا ترخواهیم بود.
کودکان مهاجر ایرانی پلی میان فرهنگ ایران و کانادا هستند.منا به عنوان یک ایرانی کانادایی که زندگی حرفه ای خود را به آموزش کودکان اختصاص داده است امیدوار است که بتواند در زمینه رفع مشکلات خانواده های ایرانی و دشواری هایی که تفاوت های فرهنگی ایجاد می کنند، گام های سازنده ای بردارد تا کودکان ایرانی با حفظ ریشه های فرهنگی بتوانند آینده روشنی در پیش رو داشته باشند.