SOAR - New York Chapter
New York Chapter blev en del af SOAR-familien i april 2013 og omfatter de fem bydele i New York City. Armeniernes historie i New York City går tilbage til 1834, da Khachadur Osganian ankom fra Det Osmanniske Rige. Osganian, med en protestantisk missionæruddannelse, kom til New York for at studere på det nyoprettede New York University. I 1841 begyndte de første immigranter fra Armenien at ankomme til New York. I løbet af de næste par årtier kom tusindvis af andre til at bosætte sig for det meste i New York (og Massachusetts). I modsætning til de fleste andre etniske minoriteter, der bosatte sig på tværs af byen og flyttede temmelig hyppigt, bosatte armeniere og andre østlige middelhavsfolk sig i den sydlige spids af New York (i dag kendt som finansdistriktet). Dette område blev hurtigt kendt som det syriske kvarter domineret af syriske og libanesiske kristne samt armeniere. I dag er New York City hjemsted for cirka 40,000 armeniere.
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Kristina Chevian
Medformand
Kristina Chevian is a proud Armenian, and loves being involved in the community and being surrounded by her Armenian friends and family. She holds a role in the advertising industry and has a degree in Consumer Behavior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From a young age she had always wanted to be involved in working with and helping children as her mom was a Montessori school teacher. Kristina saw how fulfilling and necessary it is for young children to have adults that support them and want them to flourish.
Nicole Tirakian
Medformand
Nicole Tirakian er fra New York. Som en første generations armenier forbliver hendes kultur og religion en konstant i dagligdagen. Hun arbejder i ejendomsudviklingsbranchen og går på NYU-masteruddannelsen på deltid, mens hun arbejder på fuld tid. Hendes kærlighed til børn har været tydelig siden en ung alder. Børn ligger stadig meget tæt på Nicoles hjerte, og hun har arbejdet med børn med handicap, som ses som "gaver", siden den tidlige uddannelse. Hun ønskede at hjælpe børn, især forældreløse, på en virkningsfuld måde, hvilket fik hende til at slutte sig til SOAR.
Tigran Tovmasyan
Kasserer
Tigran is a seasoned content creator and marketing leader with over 15 years of experience branding advertising campaigns for a broad range of industries including financial services, technology, entertainment and fashion. Tigran was born in Yerevan, Armenia and grew up in Mexico before his family settled in California where he attended the University of California in Irvine to pursue a Biology degree. Post graduation, he soon started his professional career as a photographer which has led on an entrepreneurial journey working with prominent companies, leaders and influencers. Currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer at Investall Group, he oversees business development and UX/UI design for world-class financial technology apps based in NYC.
Sophia Medzoyan
Direktør for sociale medier
Sophia Medzoyan is an Armenian student completing her first year at Barnard College of Columbia University, where she plans to pursue a joint major in Human Rights and Gender Studies with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies. She hopes to contribute positively to her community through SOAR while she is in New York City.
At college, Sophia is a member of the Columbia Armenian Society and participates in a dance group that performs traditional Armenian folk dance.
Ripsime Biyazyan
Ripsime is a nonprofit and international development specialist with 10 years of experience working. Ripsime consults nonprofits in fundraising, event planning, and management with her LLC, St. Hripsime Consulting.
Ripsime holds a Masters of Arts from Columbia University in Global Thought with an emphasis on Development Economics and a Bachelors from Occidental College in Los Angeles in Diplomacy and World Affairs.
Emma McKinney
Emma er en stolt andengenerationsarmenier og hjemmehørende i New York City-området. Hun modtog for nylig sin bachelorgrad i biomedicinsk ingeniørvidenskab og dimitterede med udmærkelse fra Yale University og har arbejdet i både klinisk forskning og life science-strategiroller. Emma er inspireret af både hendes familiebånd og kærlighed til at arbejde med børn i hendes engagement i SOARs indsats for at støtte forældreløse armeniere.
Lilit Paranyan
Lilit is an experienced SEO content writer, linguist, and creative wordsmith with a passion for crafting compelling content, captivating copy, and flawless translations that resonate with diverse audiences worldwide. She is currently employed with Jansen Webconcepts.
Lilit earned her Bachelor of Russian Language and Literature and Foreign Languages from Yerevan State Linguistic University and earned her MA in Faculty of International Relations and Law from the China Foreign Affairs University. She is fluent in English, Russian, and Armenian.
Tsoler Terzian
Tsoler er hjemmehørende i Beirut, Libanon og flyttede til Amerika, da hun var fire. Hun gik på University of Georgia og modtog en Bachelor of Business Administration i Supply Chain and Operations. Efter sin eksamen fra UGA i 2017, arbejdede Tsoler frivilligt i Armenien i fire måneder hos Birthright Armenia-organisationen i Jerevan og Gyumri. I øjeblikket arbejder hun som implementeringsprojektleder og er bosat i NYC. Tsoler er super begejstret for at fortsætte sine bidrag til Armenien gennem sit engagement i SOAR.