Roya is an Iranian-American lighting director, programmer, and creative professional working in New York. Currently the Lighting Director for the annual Vail Dance Festival, Roya was recently the moving light programmer for Stereophonic on Broadway and the Lighting Director for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater where she toured with the company for over a decade. She has traveled widely both domestically and internationally with repertory dance companies including AAADT and the Limón Dance Company and has worked regionally with companies such as The Washington Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Hamburg Ballet. She has programmed work on and Off-Broadway, a few being: Teeth, Walk on Through, and The Welkin. Roya has led workshops and classes at LDI, Studio School of Design, and UNCSA, and participated in mentorship programs with ETC and AAADT.