iy team – intrigueyellow

بــنـی آدم اعـضا یـک پــیـکـرند
که در آفرینش زیک گوهرند

Human beings are parts of one whole body
In creation are from one gem, and source

Sa’adi Shirazi Persian Poet 13th Century at the entrance of United Nations

Mahtab Hariri

Board Director / Creator

Mahtab Hariri Pharm.D. is not your typical pharmacist. She is a modern, multi-cultured visionary in the form of an old soul Persian Apothecarist, who believes finding life remedies for human beings’ maladies and social challenges requires the same process: an insightful self and ‘happy’ emotions. She proposes a creative lifestyle that aligns and balances human beings’ feminine and masculine energies but brings attention to the softer power of female creativity for making a change & closing gaps from self to surroundings. Dr. Mahtab has practiced as a clinical pharmacist, with more than 15 years of experience in academia from the University of Maryland to the University of Illinois colleges of Pharmacy. She was trained as a post-doctorate resident in Ambulatory Medicine and her focus had been on Neurology & Internal Medicine and HIV. She was the pioneer in setting up and trending health initiatives in Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Care Practice in the mid-’90s; as a patient-focused and disease outcome-based pharmacotherapist.

Kristina Farra

Board Director / Marketing

Kristine Farra has been involved in the Real Estate, Lifestyle + Marketing Sector as a top producer for over 10 years and is known for her unsurpassed knowledge of this dynamic market, offering the most comprehensive as well as ultimate custom marketing programs! Kristine has been featured in many publications, broadcast media and is also top 2% Linkedin profile. She received her doctorate from Northwestern University, with an international background maintains a global perspective and speaks 3+ languages. Kristine’s extensive involvement in philanthropic boards and committees, many with a strong emphasis on empowerment, lend itself well to supporting and enhancing exposure and support of The Intrigue Yellow Foundation, it’s programs and causes.

Shawna Rodgers

Board Director / Fundrising

Shawna is a seasoned fundraising professional with demonstrated success in raising millions for universities, healthcare facilities, and other non-profit organizations. Her experience includes managing volunteer leaders, leading staff during organizational change, and non-profit board development.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from University of Maryland and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). She is an active volunteer with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), a Faculty Trainer for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and a member of Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WŌC).

Navid Madani

Committee Chair- Enlightenment Science & Medicine

Dr. Navid Madani is a senior scientist at the Harvard Medical School, with a hospital appointment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who has committed her professional life to finding ways to contain the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. Her approach to this task uses a two-pronged approach: biochemical research combined with educational outreach to at-risk populations and the healthcare community that serves them. She is particularly invested in developing educational outreach in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), one of the only two regions in the world today where the HIV epidemic is expanding.

Behzad Bolour

Committee Chair- Expression Performing Arts & Media

Behzad Bolour won the National Award for Fine Arts in Iranian High Schools and studied Iranian traditional music. Behzad left Iran in 1983 (he says on his Instagram page that he ran away) and turned to fashion design, interior design, and murals, and recorded a traditional Persian album, which in 1990 paved the way for him in producing music and youth programs, performing, and producing BBC Persian Radio opened and then prepared the entertainment magazine “Rooze Haftom”.[2]
His “Boose Tarikh” program, or “Kiss History”, has been nominated for numerous awards for BBC World Service, as well as his other programs. He has appeared in a series of animated films in the role of a stallion and has directed the BBC zigzag illustrated story project.