Board of Directors
Farzana Wahidy
Founder & Board Member
Farzana Wahidy is an award-winning Afghan documentary photographer – best known for her photographs of women and girls in Afghanistan. She has been documenting the life…
Dr. David Bathgate
Board Member
In addition to a 20-year career as a professional documentary photographer and photojournalist, David Bathgate is a Ph.D anthropologist. …
Roya Sadat
Board Member
Roya Sadat is Afghanistan’s first female award-winning producer, director and writer. Studied filmmaking at the Asia Film Academy in South Korea…
Manoocher Deghati
Board Member
Manoocher Deghati is a renowned photojournalist photographing news, conflicts and social issues around the globe since 1978. Mr. Deghati is also the Founder of…
Lana Šlezić
Board Member
Lana Šlezić is a Canadian writer/director/producer and acclaimed photographer based in Los Angeles. She is currently in development on…
Tahmina Saleem
Board Member
Tahmina worked as a Lecturer and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Kabul University and as a Freelance Documentary Photographer…
Aref Karimi
Board Member
Born in Heratin 1986, Aref Karimi holds a BA in journalism. He is an experienced photojournalist who has worked with various national and international….
Management
Kimberly Stinson
Managing Director
Kimberly Stinson is a Canadian communications specialist, visual journalist, and media trainer. Her company KJ Stinson Media provides communications assessment and planning…
Dr. Saumava Mitra
Consultant
Dr. Saumava Mitra is an Assistant Professor of the School of Communications at Dublin City University. He also serves as the vice-chair of the Visual Communication…
Maisam Iltaf
Program Manager
Human Rights activist by virtue, Maisam Iltaf is APA’s Program Manager. He has a rich background in project management, technical training, and proposal writing. He has led….
Shah Zaman Rahimi
Project Officer
Shah Zaman Rahimi holds a BBA degree from the American University of Afghanistan and is currently working as a Project Officer with Afghanistan Photographer Association.
