Arma Fitzgerald

Armaiti Shahidi Fitzgerald moved to the U.S. in 1999. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the university of North Texas and is currently serving on the advisory board of CVAD at UNT. She established a scholarship at UNT to honor her mother's memory. She is an author and an accomplished fine artist with over 35 exhibitions internationally and works in museums. She won the worldwide title of the Mrs. International in 2009. She is the founder and the president of the International Oral Cancer Association, a not-for-profit organization. She is a creative director and an actress but most importantly a mother and a wife. Arma decided to give her dream of acting a chance in 2013. She has been featured in several movies and national TV commercials ever since. She is also the writer, director and producer of the movie, RISE, a short film created with passion for empowering women through addressing the issue of domestic abuse. As a renaissance woman, a title she chose for introduction of her book, the Inspired Entrepreneurs, which she coauthored in 2010, Arma, believes her Life's journey continues to evolve and progress.