Founder of
FARANAK IMPACT Inc.
In memory of Guita’s mom, Faranak Hessabi, who passed away in 2011.
Guita Movallali
Bahram Malakooti
Toronto, Canada
"Making a better world for children who are deaf & hard of hearing children"
Guita Movalali
Guita Movalali has over 30 years of global experience in education, advocacy, and nonprofit
leadership, with a Ph.D. in Psychology and 20+ years in academia. She has led numerous initiatives supporting parents of deaf and hard of hearing children, including creating storytelling and dialogic book reading programs in spoken and sign languages in Iran.
Guita has edited and translated 17 children’s stories and 33 books on deafness and disability into Persian and several organized workshops, seminars, and conferences for parents and professionals. Guita developed Persian Cued Speech. Her efforts earned her the 2016 Educator Award for Excellence and Innovative Leadership from the National Cued Speech Association.
She has advocated and implemented the change on a macro scale and initiated FCEI (Family-Centered Early Intervention for deaf, hard of hearing children) movements within Iran and now in Canada in various roles relating to early intervention for the deaf community. As the founder of Parvaneha, the Iranian Organization of Parents with deaf children, and one of leaders of DLIA (Deaf Leadership International Alliance), Guita has championed awareness
campaigns and support networks for deaf families. Since relocating to Canada in 2021, Guita has continued her impactful work at VOICE in different roles. She initiated the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program for parents with deaf children in Toronto and continued advocating FCEI practices to support early intervention. Her passion for building empowered support networks for Canadian deaf families led her to found Faranak Impact Inc.
Bahram Malakooti
Bahram Malakooti, MD, serves as the Director of Faranak Impact Inc. He is a Pediatric ENT specialist with over 20 years of academic and clinical expertise in pediatric otorhinolaryngology. With over 40 years of surgical practice in Iran, Dr. Malakooti has extensive clinical and academic insight and has been dedicated to supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing children since 1998. His deep commitment to the field and wealth of experience drive his work at Faranak Impact Inc. to create positive change for children and their families.
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