Our Mission
Looking Beyond is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and enriching the lives of children and young adults with special needs. We support various organizations, programs and services through events and fundraising opportunities. Our goal is to impact as many children and families with a range of special needs as possible.
Fundraising is only one aspect of Looking Beyond. Some of our goals include:
Promote Awareness
as to the many ways the lives of children and young adults with special needs can be enhanced and make the community aware of the numerous resources that provide physical and emotional support to these children and their families.
Create Opportunities
for more special needs children to have access to dynamic programs by lending the financial support necessary to run these essential organizations.
Inspire
others to dream, create, realize their own amazing potential, to reach out, hold someone's hand and to make a difference.
Look Beyond
all preconceived barriers and limitations for people with special needs.
Our Leadership
Board of Directors
Sherry Banayan
Lily Daneshgar
Bettina Javaheri
Nadia Mateen
Pauline Moghavem
Rosaline Moradian
Elizabeth Mossanen
Angela Nahai
Angella Nazarian
Sherry Neman
Evelyn Shooshani
Maggie Soleimani
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Nicole Emrani
Azita Farahi
Negin Gabayzadeh
Ladan Kadisha
Rana Hakhamimi Levin
Fariba Nourafshan
Sepideh Nourafshan
Natasha Sedaghat
Betty Shalom
2024 campaign chairs
Sherry Banayan
Lina Cohan
AMBASSADORS
Bita Ardalan
Soli Khazani
Viola Melpignano
Michael Moradian
Social media director
Ashley Banayan
Web designer
Tiana Torkan
COMMITTEE MEMBERs
Ellie Akhtarzad
Pauline Aminpour
Tanaz Assil
Yas Baravarian
Bita Bekhrad
Lina Cohan
Ladan Daneshgar
Sheila Dayani
Debbie Elghanian
Susan Eshaghian
Michelle Etebar
Michelle Farhadi
Debbie Farahnik
Jessica Ghadir
Linda Ghadoushi
Sylvie Hakim
Shilla Hekmat
Debbie Kaen
Dalia Kamrava
Nazy Maddahi
Roxana Maddahi
Angela Melamed
Atoosa Nehorai
Elham Navi
Sharareh Neman
Shady Simantob
Meryl Hadida Shabani
Shirin Shahery
Tina Shay
Shirley Shokrian
Sharona Veiseh
Michelle Yasharpour
Negin Yassini
Sabrina Younesi