The Board of Directors of the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) held its first official post-AGM2025 meeting on Sunday May 19th, 2025. 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: Mona Ghasemi
Vice-President: Mona Borghei
Treasurer: Manizheh Babaei
Secretary: Mahdi Ghamari

Co-Chairs of the Administration and Finance Department: Mona Ghasemi, Mona Borghei

Co-Chairs of the Communication and Public Relations Department: Mona Ghasemi, Mona Borghei

Co-Chairs of the Policy Department: Mahdi Ghamari, Asoudeh Novin

Co-Chairs of the Culture Department: Asoudeh Novin, Manizheh Babaei

Co-Chairs of the Public Relations Department: Mona Ghasemi, Mona Borghei

Chair of the Service Committee: Daniel Bagheri

Co-Chairs of the Mental Health Committee: Dr. Raheleh Tarani, Mona Borghei

Chair of the Research & Education Committee: Daniel Bagheri

Co-Chairs of the Communication policy Committee: Mona Borghei, Asoudeh Novin

Co-Chairs of the Organization of Communications & Content Development Committee: Manizheh Babaei, Dr. Arghavan Emami

Chair of the Public Relation Activities & Cyberspace Committee: Mahdi Ghamari

Chair of the Women's Committee: Shila Doaee

I am Mona Borghei, a Montessori teacher and author with a deep passion for peace, diplomacy, and the well-being of children. I hold a degree in Persian Literature from Allameh Tabatabaei University in Iran, a diploma in Montessori education from the United States, and a Canadian certificate in Early Childhood Education. I believe the world should be a peaceful and safe place for children.
As a peace advocate, I support diplomatic relations between Iran and Canada and have consistently worked to foster understanding and cooperation between communities. During my previous term as a board member of the Iranian Canadian Congress, I prioritized the needs of the Iranian Canadian community based on a range of public surveys. That is why I dedicated most of my time to the Mental Health Committee. My goal has always been to promote policies and initiatives that amplify the voice and enhance the well-being of our Iranian community in Canada.

من، منابرقعی، آموزگار، نویسنده و فعال صلح‌طلب هستم با رویکردی مبتنی بر دیپلماسی، صلح جهانی و زندگی بهتر برای کودکان. دانش‌آموخته زبان و ادبیات فارسی در دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی، دارای مدرک آموزگاری مونته‌سوری از ایالات متحده آمریکا، و دیپلم آموزش کودکان از کانادا هستم. باور دارم که جهان باید مکانی امن، آرام  برای رشد و شکوفایی همه کودکان باشد. همین باور، مسیر حرفه‌ای و اجتماعی‌ام را شکل داده است. در مقام یک کنشگر صلح طلب ، از گسترش روابط دیپلماتیک میان ایران و کانادا حمایت می‌کنم و همواره در راستای تقویت درک متقابل و همزیستی میان جوامع، به‌ویژه جامعه ایرانی کانادایی، تلاش کرده‌ام.
در دوره‌ی عضویتم در هیئت‌مدیره کنگره ایرانیان کانادا، نیازهای جامعه را بر پایه‌ی نظرسنجی‌های عمومی اولویت‌بندی کرده و بخش عمده‌ای از فعالیت‌هایم را به کارگروه سلامت روان اختصاص دادم. هدفم همواره پیشبرد طرح هایی بوده که به تقویت صدای ایرانیان و ارتقا کیفیت زندگی آنها در کانادا کمک می کنند.

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

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.