Originally from Iran, Shervin Shahriari has worked as a senior manager for global telecommunications, Information Technology, and Environmental and Engineering firms, enabling him to appreciate the cultures of Korea, Venezuela, Hong Kong and Dubai. He served as a member of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission from 2003 to 2007 and chaired the commission in 2008 and 2009. His twenty-five years in North Vancouver led him to produce North Vancouver's Lonsdale Neighborhood (Arcadia 2009). At the time of publication he resided in the Lonsdale neighbourhood with his wife, Homa, and their five-year-old daughter, Noosha. Shahriari holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.

BOOKS:

North Vancouver's Lonsdale Neighborhood (Arcadia 2009) $24.99 Canada; $21.99 US. ISBN 9780738572116.

[BCBW 2009]