About Us

The Northeast Regional Training Institute serves the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. As part of a global network of some 300 training institutes worldwide, the Northeast Regional Training Institute, through its programs and activities, provides the people of the region with a potent means to contribute to the betterment of their society.

In neighborhoods and local communities, participants in the programs of the training institute discuss and learn about the spiritual and material education of children, young people, and adults. They think about concrete initiatives that can be implemented, and with growing confidence in their ability to describe their reality and act on it, they work to help build a more united community in which all its members care about the well-being and safety of each other.

The training institute strives to create spaces that are open to all people of every age, race, and religion. To build a better world requires an ever-growing pool of people capable of contributing to the accomplishment of the myriad tasks at hand. As collaborators in the training institute, children, junior youth, youth, and adults engage in an ongoing conversation about the advancement of civilization through the application of Bahá’í principles, such as peace, justice, and the unity of humankind.

Regional Training Institute Board

The Northeast Regional Training Institute is an agency of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, operating under the aegis of the Regional Bahá'í Council of the Northeastern States. Training Institute Board members are volunteers who serve for a period of time, usually two to three years. Current Board members are:

  • Aleah Douglas Khavari, Secretary

  • Arianna Hakiman

  • Jessa Karlberg

  • Karim Beers, Treasurer

  • Sameen Meshkin

  • Samson Osoro

The training institute is supported by a team of collaborators. The NERTI currently has four institute coordinators who serve regionally and subregionally depending on their assignment, in addition to dozens of local coordinators and other collaborators that help with the institute activities. Riwaj Thapaliya serves as a resource person for the institute and follows the progress of tutors and coordinators.

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