Actress Vida Ghaffari Awarded by California State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian

Actress Vida Ghaffari Awarded by California State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian
On Friday, June 17, 2022, actress, voiceover artist, and entrepreneur Vida Ghaffari was awarded with a
Certificate of Recognition for her career achievements by California State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian at
his Van Nuys District office. Nazarian represents the 46th California Assembly District, which encompasses the
central-southern San Fernando Valley. This was the first in-person event that Nazarian’s office has hosted in
over two and a half years due to the pandemic.
California State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian presents Vida Ghaffari with a Certificate
of Recognition
“As a local resident and as a fellow Iranian-American, I was truly honored to be bestowed with this certificate by
Assemblymember Nazarian who, through a lot of hard work and dedication, has successfully fulfilled the
American dream and is someone who is truly devoted to our community,” said Ghaffari.
Other awardees were Joe Williamson of the Williamson Management Company, Essential Staff Solutions who
was represented by Gabriel Avelar, C&M Printing who was represented by Cindy Cleghorn, and Ponchos
Taqueria, represented by Alfonso Ceja.

California State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian presents Joe Williamson with a
Certificate of Recognition with the assistance of Saul Mejia, President and CEO of the
Panorama City Chamber of Commerce
This event was held in collaboration with the Panorama City Chamber of Commerce. “The Panorama City
Chamber of Commerce is honored to recognize small businesses that have made a difference in our
community and our Chamber. We want to thank the Honorable California State Assemblymember Adrin
Nazarian, whom we have had the honor to work with for nearly a decade to support the business community.
We congratulate all the businesses recognized this year, and we thank them for their unconditional support. We
look forward to continuing to work with you all for years to come,” said Saul Mejia, President and CEO of the
Panorama City Chamber of Commerce.
"Many thanks as well to Saul Mejia for all his hard work on this endeavor and all he does for our community.
And big congrats to my fellow awardees," added Ghaffari.
Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (He/Him) was born in Tehran, Iran and is of Armenian-Iranian descent. He
was elected in November 2012 to represent California’s 46th Assembly District, which includes the Hollywood
Hills, Lake Balboa, North Hills, North Hollywood, Panorama City, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Toluca Lake,
Valley Glen, Universal City, Van Nuys, and Valley Village.
Since his election, Adrin has diligently worked to create educational opportunities for young adults, increase
mass transit in the San Fernando Valley, provide smarter management of vital water resources through

infrastructure improvements, protect and expand the film industry, and strengthen our infrastructure for muchneeded
earthquake resiliency. He chairs the Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, as well as the Select
Committee on 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games; he sits on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and
Internet Media Committee, Health Committee, Transportation Committee, and Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on
State Administration. Adrin was one of the founding members of Generation Next Mentorship program, which
worked with local public schools to give young people alternatives to a life of gangs and drugs.
Prior to being elected, he served as Chief of Staff to Paul Krekorian in both Mr. Krekorian’s capacity as
Assistant Majority Leader in the California State Legislature and Los Angeles Councilmember. Adrin also served
as an aide to Congressman Brad Sherman, participated in the prestigious CORO Fellowship in Public Affairs
program, and was appointed as Special Assistant to the California Trade and Commerce Agency by former
Governor Gray Davis.
Nazarian attended UCLA, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He and his wife, Diana,
live in West Toluca Lake with their children Alex, David-Beg, and Maggie.
Ghaffari (she/her/hers) has been active on the Tinsel town scene as an award-winning actress, voiceover artist,
and entrepreneur. This acting powerhouse is best known for her appearances on the television comedies, Mind
of Mencia on Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, and the The Mindy Project formerly on FOX. She
was most recently featured in Variety twice for her multi award-winning filmmaker Harley Wallen’s Eternal Code,
which she co-starred alongside Scout Taylor-Compton, Richard Tyson, Billy Wirth, Kaiti Wallen and Mel Novak.
These projects cap off a number of successes for the versatile starlet. Vida also recently worked with Academy
Award nominee Eric Roberts and Scott Schwartz (A Christmas Story) on Space Sharks and wrapped another
film with Bai Ling and Tom Sizemore. A noted voiceover artist as well, Vida also has a recurring role in the
three-time Peabody award nominated Suspense Show on XM satellite radio. She received her Bachelor of Arts
degree in Economics with a minor in Theatre and Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park.
More info about Vida at http://www.imdb.me/vidaghaffari and on social media at @vidaghaffari
Contact:
Joe Williamson
The Williamson Management
williamsonmgmt@gmail.com
Photos courtesy of Sheri Determan/Alamy Photo Agency