Pariya brings to the centre her background from across humanitarian education, community development, and capacity building; with experience across UNHCR, Relief International, and Basic Rights Queensland. In her role at CHL, she will lead the operational and administrative delivery of the Crisis Leadership Program, managing logistics and building relationships with facilitators and NGO partners worldwide.
A Rotary Peace Fellow and graduate of the University of Queensland’s Peace and Conflict Studies program, Pariya also holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tehran and a Master of International Law from Shahid Beheshti University. She’s now based in Melbourne, bringing deep expertise and a genuine commitment to social impact, inclusive communities, and peace advocacy to everything she does.