Angella Nazarian earned her graduate degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from California State University, Long Beach. Over the next 11 years, Ms. Nazarian was a professor of Psychology and faculty member at Mount Saint Mary's College, California State University, Long Beach, and Los Angeles Valley College. She has been conducting workshops and seminars on topics related to personal development and growth for women and has been a keynote speaker at various national events and conferences. For a list of of topics and seminars, please click here. Angella Nazarian is committed to fostering growth in children and women. Education and diversity are of particular interest to her.

Ms. Nazarian served on the Board of Directors for Les Enfants Preschool in Santa Monica, and University Laboratory School - Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. She was the chairperson of the education committee of the Board of Trustees at Brentwood School and is currently a trustee at the school. She also serves on the Parent Advisory Board at Stanford University.

In 1999, Ms. Nazarian co-founded Looking Beyond, a charitable organization that promotes awareness and creates advancement and enrichment for children with disabilities by supporting different programs and services. In the past ten years, this organization has dispersed over $2M to local organizations, schools, and hospitals.

Other projects and charitable organizations in which Ms Nazarian is involved include: Jewish Federation, Women's International Zionist Organization, The Aviva House (a residence and school for homeless teenage girls), Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles Children's Hospital, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum, and Farhang Foundation.

Ms. Nazarian is a member of the American Iranian Writers' Association, the Los Angeles Writers Collective, and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, More.com, and Intent.com.

She has had her award-winning poetry published in New Millennium Writings, and several of her works have been published in MO+TH publication. Her first book, Life as a Visitor, was a best-seller for Assouline publishers. Her second book, Pioneers of the Possible: 20 Visionary Women of the World, is scheduled to launch in the February of 2012. Angella has a passion for travel, photography and flamenco dance. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles and is the mother of two.