Bahá’í Councils 2015 – 2016

On 26 November, the Day of the Covenant, a new term of service began for Regional Bahá’í Councils in Canada. Referred to by the Universal House of Justice as a “new element of Bahá’í administration,” Councils are institutions “of a special kind,” brought into being by the Supreme Body to carry forward the teaching work and minister to the needs of a rapidly growing Bahá’í community.

The following individuals will be serving on Bahá’í Councils until November 2016:

Alberta

Milad Asdaghi, Terri Flanagan, Allison Healy, Drew Erickson and Elaine Zavitz.

Atlantic provinces

Denis Allard, Newell Johnson, Stephen Gouthro, Mert Ozyonum and Wendi Ryan.

British Columbia

Regina Jonker, Lynn Smith, Charlene Antinuk, Dorsa Noureddin, Bahram Gustaspi, Dale Peterson, Anne Murray, Chohre Rassekh and Susan Ardekany.

Ontario

Nancy Lavoie, Brett Smith, Jane Hoy, Peter Smith, Patricia Cameron, Alex Arjomand, Fu’ad Foroughi, Philippe Allard and Elena Toukan.

Quebec

Gregory Fortin-Vidah, Laurie Zrudlo, Nabil Nakhostine, Nicole Lachance, Leyla Shodjai, Benjamin Hatcher, Mona Ghadirian, Marilyn Ghadirian and Mona Pirmoradi

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Ruben Beattie, Andrew Hatala, Shar Mitchell, Dayan North and Elnaz Shadabi.