She worked for ten years as a staff attorney for Children's Law Center in Washington, DC, representing the rights of at-risk and underprivileged youth.She was also the Co-Founder and a Director of the Foundation for the Children of Iran.Founded in 1991, the purpose of the Foundation was and remains to provide health care services to Iranian children or children of Iranian origin regardless of race, color, creed, religious or political affiliation.She resigned her leadership role and any affiliation with the Foundation on 11 February 2014.
