Name: Zeyad Maasarani

Recipient Year: 2013

Description: Ziad Massarani is an experienced communications and media professional. After a few years of professional development at an international relief organization and graduating with a B.A. in Literary Journalism and Certificate in Middle East Studies from University of California, Irvine, Ziad is concurrently advanced his professional career as a Communications Manager at a Boeing subsidiary while enrolling in a strenuous M.A. Communication Management program at USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. He graduated from USC in 2014. Ziad is always putting the skills he learns into practice and has dedicated much of his personal time to supporting local organizations, including places of worship, advocacy groups, and non-profit institutions. He looks forward to continuing to grow and benefiting the community at large in the process.

School Name: University of Southern California

Major: Communication Studies

Sponsor: Foundation for Intelligent Giving