Bahá’í Councils 2024 – 2025

On 25 November, the Day of the Covenant, a new term of service began for Regional Bahá’í Councils in Canada. Councils are institutions that were brought into being by the Universal House of Justice 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 2025:

Alberta

Milad Asdaghi, Nazila Ghasemi, Tony Liu, Sina Missaghian and Vajdieh Shaker

The Atlantic Provinces

Ryan Brennan, Kristi Petro, Hedda Schuurman, Gnei (Kumala) Sobhani and Honeylyn Tahershamsi

British Columbia

Elham Abay Tsehaye, Susan Ardekany, Paymaan Behrouzi, Amy Brooks, Jason Burtwistle, Tabasom Eblaghie, Chohre Rassekh, Alaleh Rohani and Cindy Snedden

Ontario

Noora Akhavan, Sonya Appadoo, Jeff Bachiu, Tyrone Davids, Livia Dittmer, Jane Hoy, Pejman Mosleh, Roya Mostaghim-Vaezi, and Melanie Vafaie

Quebec

Josée Cardinal, Dave Courtemanche, Gregory Fortin-Vidah, Mitra Javanmardi, Anne Skeaff, Nabil Nakhostine, Ilya Shodjaee-Zrudlo, Leyla Shodjai, and Laurie Zrudlo

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Sandra Ayala Aguilar, Sally Greenough, Ward Johnston, Payam Towfigh and Joanne Yeo