Mina Noorbakhsh

Serving as Creative Director of NUFDI until September of 2025, Mina brings over 10 years of real world experience and knowledge in graphic design, video animation, illustration, web design, audio, and musical performance.

Similar to her artistic background, Mina’s activism and advocacy for freedom for Iranians has been a lifelong mission. During the Iranian peoples’ uprising against the regime after the rigged elections of 2009, Mina led graphic design for the Iranian-American Youth Group, a grassroots organization formed by her older sister Sanaz, and other young Iranian Americans. The group planned demonstrations to stand in solidarity with the Iranian people as well as participating in interviews with news outlets, long before social media. Mina created graphics, fliers, and signage for all events, notably signs with “FREE IRAN”.

A Virginia native, Mina has a BA in Visual Communications and Design from Virginia Polytechnic University.