Executive Board

Co-Founder / Executive Director

Shaped by her experience as a political refugee from Kurdistan, Arazoo co-founded KRR to empower refugees through equitable access to medical care. She completed her BS in Human Biology and Society from UCLA in 2019, where she advocated for survivors of gender-based violence and researched behavioral disorders. Arazoo is currently a second-year medical student at the Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine in Utah.

Co-Founder / Director of Development

Yara’s journey to KRR reflects a deep commitment to community empowerment and organizing, and to leveraging both legal and financial tools for long-term social impact. She has shared insights on these issues through platforms such as the Wall Street Journal, BBC, Huffington Post, VoA, Rudaw, and Kurdistan 24. Yara holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. in International Relations and Human Rights from Claremont McKenna College.

Co-Founder / Director of Operations

Sherin was inspired to found KRR to provide sustainable humanitarian solutions for Kurdish refugees in the Kurdistan Regional Government region. Her driving force has been to provide avenues for economic empowerment for Kurdish women and girls in the region. Sherin is a humanitarian activist based in San Diego who has led international development projects in Amman, Jordan. She received her B.A. in Government from Claremont McKenna College in 2017. Sherin has been published by the WSJ and featured in the San Diego Union Tribune and the Huffington Post. She has spoken on national platforms such as NPR Roundtable and NBC San Diego’s Political Talk.