ACTA promotes and supports ways for cultural traditions to thrive now and into the future by providing advocacy, resources, and connections for folk and traditional artists and their communities.• Apprenticeship Program Manager• Taproot Artist & Community Trust Program Team

Samaa Arts & Culture promotes performance & research projects rooted in the cultural heritage of Iran & Central Asia with a focus on the Indo-Iranic language-speaking communities.

The first American theatre company devoted to developing and producing plays from or about the Middle East.• Contributed artistic excellence to performances promoting cultural understanding and unity.• Collaborated with fellow artists and creative teams to produce impactful shows.

Zambaleta is a nonprofit community world music and dance school based in San Francisco's Mission District. • Coordinated programming and talent acquisition to foster a vibrant learning environment.• Led program development efforts, expanding the reach of the school.

Program management, grant implementation, fieldwork, and video archiving for the TDI project funded by The Christensen Fund, supporting bio-cultural stewardship of the indigenous peoples in Tajikistan & Afghanistan’s high mountain regions. • Managed the planning and execution of cultural research programs. • Supervised a team and provided ongoing support to program participants.Established NGO status and founded the Performing Arts Resource Center, supporting artistic expression, and cultural & racial equity.

Assistant Director, principal dancer, and choreographer at Ballet Afsaneh, a San Francisco Bay Area-based performance ensemble representing the dance, music, and poetry of Eurasia's historic Silk Road networks.• Assisted in directing non-profit cultural society's initiatives, including artistic productions and community engagement projects.• Grant writing, implementation, and cultural outreach• Dance performance, choreography, staging, teaching