Nasim is one of Roshana's three co-founders along with Houra and Negar. She is a PhD candidate in Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her main research interest are migrant integration and identity construction in Canada as well as critical and transformative approaches to teaching and learning. She also has a Master of Education in Arts Education (UBC) and an MA in Art Research (University of Tehran). She has always been passionate about education and has a background in teaching English and arts to children. Nasim is mother of a fabulous 2.5 year old who inspires her by his fresh view of the world and his endless curiousity to experience. Since her immigration to Canada, Nasim has been involved in several community- and arts-based activities. She used to be a member and the VP administration of the HoorAva Persian choir, a member of the UBC-LIU Migration Network and volunteered on several projects with the aim of developing Iranian diaspora community's senses of belonging and connectedness to their now transnational ties. Nasim enjoys listening to audio books and music, watching movies, jogging and doing yoga!

Negar is one of our 3 Co-founders at Roshana School (along with Nasim and Houra). She is a Project Manager at a Civil Engineering Company and an Adjunct Professor at UBC. She has received her PhD in Civil Engineering from UBC, followed by a Postdoctoral fellowship at sustainable infrastructure research group. 
She has always been passionate about arts, music and teaching. She herself started learning music at an early age, and continued her learnings by taking advanced music theory and solfege lessons. Negar has been a member of various choir ensembles around the world and is currently the director of Hoorava Persian Choir and the co-founder of MusicGives philanthropic foundation in Vancouver. 
Above all Negar is a mother of a 5 year old boy who is the main reason she cofounded Roshana.

Houra is one of the co-founders of Roshana School along side Nasim and Negar, long time friends. In her academic career, Houra received her PhD in Molecular Medicine from Germany, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the department of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC). Currently she is a Senior Scientist working in the field of Cancer Therapeutics. 
Houra is passionate about art and teaching and has earned a diploma in Teaching from TMU in Iran in addition to a certificate in Arts & Crafts from Newcastle College in UK. She has also worked in several institutes and charities, where she taught lessons in art, science and English to children. Her main hobbies are traveling, reading, and taking part in social events.