ZYNA Co-Chairs
Fravash Chothia
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Fravash is no stranger to the Zoroastrian community—he’s been making waves in Toronto since he was a kid, volunteering, leading, and getting involved every chance he gets! After chairing the Zoroastrian Society of Ontario’s Youth Committee from 2019-2024, he’s ready to take things up at the North American level!
In December 2023, Fravash explored his roots at the 7th Return to Roots Trip in India and attended the 2nd World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum at the ASHA Center in the UK in June 2024. He was also one of the speakers at the Guildhall in the UK during the 8th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress in July 2023.
Beyond the community, he’s got a degree in International Business and Management from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) and is busy working full-time in his family’s home renovation business across Toronto and the GTA.
Kimiya Shahzadi
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What does being part of FEZANA mean to you?
Being part of the Zoroastrian leaders in North America that help our community thrive in the 21st century.
Vision:
Seeing youth deeply connect with their Zoroastrian identity and having lots of fun with each other!
Bio:
Kimiya Shahzadi was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia and migrated to Ann Arbor, United States in 2020 after marrying her husband. She graduated with a Master of Science in clinical behavioral psychology and started a business. Kimiya enjoys investing and has a black belt in Shotokan Karate. She gives back to the Zoroastrian community by being a ZYNA Co-Chair, being a social media manager at NAMC, and donating. Kimiya has begun her training with the Zoroastrian Mobed Council of Iran to become a mobedyar and aspires to become a mobed.
Anaheez Karbhari
Anaheez Karbhari is a multidisciplinary designer and entrepreneur, born in Abu Dhabi, and raised in Toronto. She recently graduated with a Master of Information from the University of Toronto, specializing in User Experience Design. She joins ZYNA as its newest Co-Chair, where she will continue to push ZYNA’s mission, vision, and initiatives. Anaheez has been continuously engaged in Zoroastrian youth leadership initiatives across North America. Her commitment to the community started with founding and directing the first Canadian Zoroastrian Students Association at UofT in 2013. She is an active youth committee member at her local Zoroastrian association, OZCF in Oakville, Ontario, and a dynamic youth leader in ZYNA as the Communications and Outreach committee co-chair since 2021.
Her vision is a more inclusive community where the youth continue to come together, collaborate, and empower one another, and create the foundation for the next generation of youth leaders to carry on from. I hope that we can help reconnect youth back to their roots and diaspora, blossom a sense of pride, instill joy, and foster a community and sense of belonging amongst youth worldwide.
