Vefa Bowen
Director of Cultural Affairs Vefa was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and graduated from music school with a focus on the Kamancha, a traditional Azerbaijani stringed instrument. She and her family …
Board of Directors
Can Cinbis
Advisory Board Can was born and raised in Ankara, Turkiye. He attended Ankara Fen Lisesi (High school) and graduated from Middle East Technical University with B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. …
Reha Toydemir
Advisory Board Reha is a Medical Director of Genetics and Genomics at Quest Diagnostics. He obtained his medical degree from Ankara University School of Medicine in Turkey. He came to …
Dilara Sandoval
Director of Social Affairs Dilara Sandoval is a hardworking, and caring mother to her two sons. Dilara met the love of her life Vincent in 1995. After ongoing long distance …
Isil Hessick
Director of Public Relations and Social Media Işıl Gökgöz (Hessick) is a storyteller who fell in love with films from a young age. As she grew up, she found that …
Esra Aykanat
Treasurer Esra moved from Ohio to Utah in 2017 with her 2 daughters and husband. After living in the coldest and snowiest places in the USA, she really loves the …
Aydin Aykanat
Secretary Aydin was born and grew up in Istanbul, Turkiye. He attended Kadikoy Anatolian High School and graduated from Bogazici University with B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry along …
Ahmet Emre
Vice President Ahmet is a software architect/engineer at WCF Insurance. He was born and raised in Turkiye, studied Computer Science and Engineering at Hacettepe University in Ankara, and has lived …
Pinar Bayrak Toydemir
President Pinar is a professor of Pathology at the University of Utah, and a Medical Director of Genetics and Genomics at ARUP Laboratories. She received her MD and PhD degrees …