Parinaz Zartoshty, EdD

Parinaz Zartoshty, EdD is the Senior Director of Global Programs and Services at San Jose State University (SJSU). In her role, she serves as the Senior International Officer (SIO) and is charged with leading and facilitating the university’s comprehensive internationalization efforts through supporting international students academic and socio-cultural success, increasing global learning opportunities, facilitating faculty exchange, and other programming. She has served in volunteer positions with NAFSA, both at the national and regional levels, including Chair-Designate/Chair of NAFSA's Trainer Corps, Region XII's TLS/IEL KC Representative, Region XII's conference team, and most recently, she is serving as the IEL KC representative as part of the 2025 ACC. Parinaz has presented multiple sessions and workshops, at both regional and national conferences. In 2021, she was the recipient of Region XII's outstanding international educator award. She was a participant in the Fulbright Japan IEA Seminar in June 2018 and the Fulbright IEA Seminar in France in October 2023.