Program Associate

Izhar is our outreach coordinator for Facebook and program associate for our Living Lab immersion program.  He has been with ERI since 2013.

He conducts outreach for ERI at study abroad and international fairs around Southern California. Izhar also assists with the various programs of ERI domestically and internationally. ERI has adopted Izhar's health and wellness water program that was done in Northwest Pakistan in 2014.

He graduated with a Master of Public Policy at UCLA School of Public Affairs and the Leaders in Sustainability (LiS) certificate program. Izhar's main focus in his masters program was on the environment and how that affects the global population. He has worked with local non-profits, international NGO’s, elected officials, retail work experience, and experience gained from working at a radio station.  He has a background in theatre and public speaking and represented Cal State Northridge at the state Capitol and UCLA in Pakistan, Japan, and Indonesia.