FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PAAIA CARRIES THE TORCH OF SUCCESS TO THE
TRI-STATE NEW YORK AREA | PAAIA: Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian
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PAAIA CARRIES THE TORCH OF SUCCESS TO THE TRI-STATE NEW YORK AREA
April 5, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact
Ryan Fateh
[email protected]
646.339.6855
NINE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S FINEST HEADLINE PASSING THE TORCH IN NEW YORK
April 5, 2010, New York, NY - Building on the success of similar
events held at UCLA and Orange County, PAAIA is pleased to bring its
signature event "Passing the Torch of Success" to the
Tri-State New York area on Sunday April 25, 2010 at NYU's Skirball
Center for the Performing Arts.
The event, co-hosted by former CNN anchor, Rudi Bakhtiar, and
accomplished actor/comedian, Maz Jobrani, is both educational and
inspirational, showcasing a group of Iranian Americans who are at the
top of their professions to pass on life and career experiences. PAAIA
is dedicated to serving the Iranian-American community ~ in
particular, we are focused on the younger generation and leveraging
our group of distinguished professionals to help forge the path for a
better future for the next generation.
Speakers represent a broad spectrum of professions including:
o Mary Apick - award-winning actress, writer & producer;
o Dr. Hamid Biglari - Vice Chair Citicorp, Princeton nuclear
physicist turned Wall Street executive making strategic decisions about
a global business in over 100 countries with $1.5 trillion dollars in
assets;
o Mohsen Moazami - Member of Cisco executive staff and the
strategic leadership team overseeing Cisco's entire operations across
Emerging Markets;
o Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani - Goldman Sachs Partner and Chief
Investment Officer of the Private Wealth Management Group;
o Dr. Firouz Naderi - Associate Director of NASA's JPL and former
Mars Exploration Program Manager who headed the Program during the
spectacular Mars rover landings; and
o Hafez Nazeri -- prominent composer and musician, expanding the
boundaries of Persian/Sufi music, most recently performing to a
sold-out audience at NY's Carnegie Hall.
The program also will feature a musical performance by Tara Kamangar,
world-class concert pianist, violinist, and composer.
PAAIA is pleased to organize this event in conjunction with our
Academic Partners including NYU's Department of Middle Eastern and
Islamic Studies, Columbia University's Center for Iranian Studies,
Iranian Jewish Club at NYU, NYU Persian Cultural Society, and Columbia
Iranian Students Association.
Sponsors of the program include the Persian Cultural Foundation
(www.persiancultural.org), Modern Prophecy (www.modernprophecy.com) and
Oznoz Entertainment (www.oznoz.com).
The event will begin at 2:00 pm (doors open at 1:30pm) at NYU's
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place, New York,
NY 10012). Ticket prices are $12 students (with identification) / $50
non-students. Tickets are available for purchase:
Online: www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu.
By Phone: 212.352.3101 or 866.811.4111
In Person: 566 LaGuardia Place, Tuesday-Saturday 12noon-6pm
For additional information regarding the upcoming "Passing the
Torch of Success" event, please contact Ryan Fateh at
[email protected] or 646.339.6855.
ABOUT PAAIA - The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, independent organization
that represents the domestic interests of the Iranian American
community before U.S. policymakers, opinion makers and the American
public at large. PAAIA seeks to achieve its mission by focusing on
three major areas of activities: Community Building, Image Building,
and Influence Building. Please visit www.paaia.org for more
information.
ABOUT The Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU - The
Skirball Center is the premier venue for the presentation of cultural
and performing arts events for NYU and lower Manhattan. The programs
of the Skirball Center reflect NYU's mission as an international
center of scholarship, defined by excellence and innovation and shaped
by an intellectually rich and diverse environment. Since 2003, the
860-seat Center has provided a unique venue for enhancing a sense of
community while continuing the Greenwich Village traditions of
creativity and artistic discovery with a broad range of compelling
performance events at affordable ticket prices. Led by Executive
Producer Jay Oliva (President Emeritus, NYU) and Director Michael
Harrington, a natural and vital aspect of the Center's mission is to
build young adult audiences for the future of live performance.
www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu
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