The Iranian American Society of New York, Inc. (IAS) is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious organization whose charter includes promotion of the Persian language, heritage and culture. IAS takes pride in providing humanitarian, medical and financial assistance to needy Iranians.

Our Mission

IAS is established for the purposes of promoting good will and cooperation among its members; providing assistance to individuals of Iranian descent or related to such individuals by the act of marriage; promoting the exchange of ideas among its members; discovering, procuring and preserving whatever may relate to natural, civil, literary history and welfare of Iranians. The said purposes are to be conducted all without pecuniary profit and shall in no way involve political or religious considerations.

 
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Dear Fellow Iranian Americans,

We are pleased to announce our growth, our commitment and vision for our Persian community since 1983. Throughout the years, we have managed to grow, help those in need locally, nationally and internationally, and kept our unique culture alive. The goal of this society, in addition to the promotion of the Persian language, culture and the long heritage of Iran, is protecting the welfare of Iranian-Americans and their families and to encourage them to get involved in social, cultural, and community activities.  We ask for your participation and contributions in order to guaranty another successful 38 years.  IAS is most proud of its three (3) Ferdowsi Farsi Schools, located in Long Island, Westchester, and Brooklyn. Furthermore, IAS strives to create opportunities for introducing our rich culture to other ethnic and racial groups.

IAS is proud to announce their new Youth Chapter, Scholastic Award Program, and Mentorship Program. The Youth Chapter gives our youth a sense of community at an early age. Many of the members of the Youth Chapter are also graduates of our Ferdowsi Farsh Schools, thus making it a great transition. The IAS Scholastic Award is an annual award given to the most promising high school senior students who not only excel in academia but also contribute to their community. IAS has also spearheaded a Mentorship Program to assist the members of our community to engage in areas that they may have an interest in. This program is just another way that IAS is helping members of our community.

We are aware of the many individual accomplishments of Iranians all over the world, particularly in the New York region. It is now time to bring these individual accomplishments together and to form a "real" community. The Iranian-Americans in the New York metropolitan area are now in dire need of bringing their cultural, humanitarian, and social activities under one roof, a Community Center for the Iranian community for the greater New York region.

Volunteer efforts and contributions from every single Iranian and interested non-Iranian individuals and organizations are welcomed. To achieve this goal the society strongly relies on and urges ALL of you to support this great cause and to give donations, in any denomination, which will be designated for the IAS Community Center. ALL donations to IAS are tax-deductible.

- Sincerely Yours, The IAS Board of Directors

  • President: Mr. Alireza Hedayati, Esq.

    Vice President: Mrs. Vida Tehrani

    Treasurer: Mrs. Minoo Farahani, Mr. Soroush Ghoroghi

    Secretary: Mrs. Mondana Haghani

    Administrator: Miss Atoosa Tonekaboni

  • Mrs. Minoo Farahani

    Mr. Soroush Ghoroghi

    Mrs. Mondana Haghani

    Mr. Alireza Hedayati, Esq.

    Mr. Shahram Lotfi

    Mr. Saeed Manii

    Mrs. Floria Nikpour, CPA

    Mrs. Sholeh Sharifi

    Mrs. Vida Tehrani

    —

    Mrs. Heidi Daneshvar (Former)

  • Education Committee: Mrs. Farahani (Chair), Mr. Manii, Mrs. Sharifi and Mr. Khosrowshahi

    Financial Committee: Mr. Ghoroghi (Chair), Mrs. Farahani and Mrs. Nikpour 

    Events Committee: Mrs. Farahani (Chair) and Mrs. Sharifi

    Election Committee: Mrs. Tehrani (Chair), Mr. Lotfi and Mr. Manii

    Fundraising Committee: Mr. Lotfi (Chair)

    Membership Committee: Mrs. Haghani (Chair) and Mr. Manii

    Public Relations Committee: Mrs. Haghani (Chair) and Mr. Lotfi

    Mentorship Committee: Mr. Manii (Chair) and Mr. Lotfi

    Scholastic Award Program (SAP) Committee: Mr. Manii (Chair) and Mr. Ghoroghi

  • Sheila Abadi

    Akhtar Afshari

    Paul Akhbari

    Reza Arvand, Esq.

    Teymour Carey (President/Founder, 1983-1986)

    Reza Delghavi

    Shohreh Dorudi

    Nasser Esfehani

    Mehdi Fakharzadeh

    Nadereh Fallah (President, 1986-1987)

    Nasser Ghassemi, MD (President/Founder, 1987-1989)

    Parichehr Ghassemi

    Minoo Ghods

    Akram Hassani

    Reza Hedayati, MD (President 2007-2015, 2016-2018)

    Rahman Ilkhani

    Vahid Ipektchi, DMD

    Tooran Jarrahy

    Ali Khadem

  • Marjan Khalili

    Sara Khalili

    Vicki Khalili

    Parviz Khatibi

    Majid Khosrowshahi

    Saeed Manii (President 2015-2016)

    Hormoz Mansouri

    Mojgan Mansouri

    Khosrow Mehrzad

    Mohammad Mesbah

    Nasrin Mesbah

    Hooshang Mirlohi MD (President, 1989-2000)

    Sheree Mirlohi

    Elli Mohtashemi

    Manouchehr Mohtashemi

    Jeff Monassebian

    Haleh Morshed

    Farideh Mosleh

    Reza Naghavi

  • Farhad Nezhat

    Katayoun Noroozi, DDS

    Behnaz Rouhani

    Manijeh Rousta

    Sean Sabeti

    Ehteram Sharifi

    Ferri Shayegan

    Behzad Talebian

    Farhad Talebian, MD (President, 2000-2007)

    Firouz Tamaddon

    Hooshang Taraz

    Arash Yaraghi

    Maryam Yaraghi

    Minoo Zadeh

    Mansour Zandieh

    Mohsen Zandieh

    Mohsen Zandieh

    Forough Zarinehbaf

    Feri Zarnegar