Roozbeh Farahanipour

Chief Executive Officer
Board Member 2014 – Present

Roozbeh is the owner of Delphi Greek Restaurant and has been involved in Los Angeles Westwood ‘s South of Wilshire business community since 2004. He joined the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (WLACC) in 2009 and was designated the WLACC Westwood representative in 2015. He was also elected President/CEO of the Chamber in 2015.

Farahanipour, a long-time Westwood resident, was elected as Business Representative on the Board of Westwood Neighborhood Council in 2010, 2012, and 2014. He is a member of the Friends of Westwood Library and was elected to their Board of Directors in 2013 and as Chair of Membership and Development in 2015.

Roozbeh serves on various other boards and council’s in a leadership role including Westwood Community Council, Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), the West Side Council of Chambers of Commerce (WC3) and the Westwood Village Rotary Club.

Elham Yaghoubian

Chief Financial Officer
Board Member 2015 – Present

Elham is a human rights activist, cultural advisor, and president of Tower of Babel a language services company, which provide certified translation services in 50 languages, Interpreters, Tutoring, Dialect Coaching, Voice-Over Talent, and Cultural Branding Expertise.

She received her Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Language Translation in Tehran and pursued her studies for a master degree in Political Science and International Relations at the California State University of Los Angeles. She wrote her first book when she was 16, published 4 books and numerous articles and frequently travels to give educational lectures about human rights in different seminars.

Elham worked for California National Guard as the Cultural and community Outreach Adviser prior her involvement with Museum of Holocaust and has been adviser and board member of a number of non-profit organizations.

As a director of West LA Author’s Club, she in charge of a program which introduce the writers, thinkers and literary activists of our community on a monthly basis.

Chris Gray

President

Board Member 2016 – Present

Chris Gray is the Executive Vice President for Moss & Company Property Management. He joined Moss & Company in 2011 and has been instrumental in building Moss & Company’s multifamily business from 4,500 to 10,000 units under management in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Prior to joining Moss & Company, he spent 10 years in sales and marketing with the E&J Gallo Winery and Lumenis Medical.

Chris was born and raised in Southern California and graduated from LMU in 2001 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing. He is a proud member of the Institute of Real Estate Management and earned the CPM designation in 2014, the most prestigious designation in the industry.

Dr. William Manos

Secretary

Board Member 2016 – Present

Dr. Manos is the founder of Food Safety Associates (FSA) and has been President/CEO since 1996.  Food Safety Associates (FSA) was one of the first companies who helped establish the prestigious Los Angeles County ABC rating system.  FSA conducts a full array of Food Safety Services including keeping Extended Care Facilities, Food Processors, Hospitals, Hotels, and Restauranteurs compliant with the FDA/California State Board of Health regulations as well as the local Health Departments.

Dr. Manos has held executive positions in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Chemical Industry and Academia over the last 35 years.  He was raised in Studio City area of Southern California.  He graduated from Pepperdine University – BS Biology and the University of La Verne – MBA and an MS in Business as well as a PhD in Public Administration.

Dr. Manos currently works with the CDC, FDA, State Board of Health and many local Health Departments with difficult investigations.  He has been certified as a PCQI by the FDA, meeting all the new FSMA laws and regulations.

Nima Mobasser

Executive Director

Board Member 2017 – Present

President State Van Rental

Nima is the President of Los Angeles based Car Rental company, AAA Rent A Inc., specializing in passenger van rental, with a branch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nima’s involvement in Car Rental business started in 2009 when he consulted car rental agencies in IT, marketing, strategy, as well as business development.

Since 2015, Nima serves as a member of Tennant Group, a nationwide consulting group serving car rental operators in all aspects of their business. As of 2016, Nima also serves as an ambassador to ACRA Legislative group, who represents the interests of American Car Rental Association on federal and state levels.

Nima attended Santa Monica College, then UCLA as a mathematics major. He has since served as a consultant in various capacities (IT, marketing, business development, etc.) for a wide range of businesses, including mortgage industry, real estate firms, social services agencies, car service and dealerships, accounting agencies, design firms, party rental businesses and more.

Arash Hashemi

Board Member 2019 - Present

Law Offices of Arash Hashemi

Arash Hashemi has been practicing law since 2002, both in State and Federal Court. He has also argued and practiced before the California Court of Appeals. Mr. Hashemi is admitted to practice before all California State Courts and the United States District Court for the Central & Southern Districts of California. Mr. Hashemi is the host of the Podcast “Hashing Out the Law” and volunteers on a regular bases at the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.