AGBU is pleased to announce the appointment of Arpi Vartanian as the new director of its Yerevan Office. She will oversee the organization's extensive operations and its growing programs and initiatives in both Armeniaand the surrounding region. 

A Michigan native and alumna of the AGBU Alex and Manoogian School in Southfield, Ms. Vartanian comes full circle by joining the AGBU Yerevan staff. She obtained her graduate degree at the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), and went on to pursue her career in Armenia. She brings to AGBU nearly two decades of experience supporting NGO's on the ground in Armenia and raising public awareness of Armenian issues from Washington, D.C.

Ms. Vartanian has served the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) extensively as Director of its both NGO Training and Resource Center and its Internship Program, as well as acting as the Assembly's Acting Executive Director, Yerevan Office Director and the Country Director for the Armenia and Karabakh Offices. In each role, she has spearheaded countless programs and built the capacity of Armenian NGO's.

AGBU Central Board member Vasken Yacoubian welcomed Ms. Vartanian, stating, "True to AGBU's General Assembly slogan of "Engaging the Future," the organization is expanding the scope of its projects and activities for the betterment and prosperity of the Armenian nation.