I was twenty-one when I first stepped onto American soil. I carried two languages, two cultures,
and a chemistry degree — and spent the next decade learning that
starting over is not a setback. It is a skill.
I hold a Master's degree in Organization Development from American University and a
Bachelor's in Chemistry and Studio Arts from the University of Virginia. I have worked as a
product designer, chemist, Business Designer at Accenture Song, artist-in-residence at UVA's
Curry School of Education, and a creative and career coach. I wrote a memoir about all of it.
My coaching practice is built on one conviction: immigrant professional women are not behind.
They are operating with a broader frame of reference, more resilience, and more adaptability than
almost anyone in the room. They just need help translating that into language their new world understands.
I coach women navigating career transitions, identity reinvention, and the particular exhaustion
of being excellent in two cultures simultaneously. I work in English. I understand Farsi.
I know the feeling of building yourself twice.
Positive Intelligence (PQ) Certified Coach & Grant Recipient.
My coaching is grounded in the Positive Intelligence framework — a research-backed methodology
that strengthens mental fitness by quieting the inner critic and activating the positive intelligence
brain. As a grant recipient, I bring this framework to women who need it most: immigrant professionals
navigating identity, career, and reinvention simultaneously.
M.S. Organization Development — American University, Washington D.C.
B.S. Chemistry & Studio Arts — University of Virginia
Positive Intelligence (PQ) Certified Coach — Grant Recipient
Published Author — Immigrant: Courage Required (New Degree Press, 2021)
Artist-in-Residence & Instructor — Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
Business Designer — Accenture Song
Tom Tom Foundation Residency Recipient — Charlottesville, Virginia
Speaker — CreativeMornings, PVCC, University of Virginia, bookstore community events
Community — 40,000 Instagram followers in the Iranian and immigrant diaspora
