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Get to Know YPs

Changemakers and future builders

We are a proud group of professionals who believe in the power of community and share a passion for our Armenian culture and shared heritage. We take pride in our professional accomplishments and look to promote deeper connections to enhance career development. 

Take a moment to read about some of our amazing peers from around the world. 


YP Profiles

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Communicating for a Cause

Creating social impact through public relations with Kim Bardakian
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The Storyteller

It’s all about the buzz for restaurant marketer Alexis Halejian
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Man on a Mission

Raphaël Der Agopian organizes service-based communities for generations to come
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Community is a Way of Life

 Lousin Balmanian found her footing in a new city thanks to AGBU
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Natacha Keuchguerian

Fulfilling her Destiny

Volunteering is a family calling for Natacha Keuchguerian
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Fright Fighter

How lifelong stutterer Joze Piranian talked his way onto the world stage
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Initiating a New YP Toronto

How Haigo Derian unified peers to launch a new network in Canada
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Sao Paulo Immersion

For Haig Apovian, AGBU Brazil is a global platform
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Philanthropist at Heart

Learning from the older generation, Will Nazarian sets an example for the next one
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Adventures at Pixar Animation Studios

Katherine Sarafian, producer of the Academy Award-winning film Brave, reflects on her 20 years in film production
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Cultivating Unity

María Sol Torosian motivates her YP Buenos Aires team with a singular motto
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Carin Kellzi

The Bigger Picture

How Carin Kellzi and YPLA work to contribute to the greater mission of AGBU
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Ignacio Balassanian

Working Hard and with Transparency

Ignacio Balassanian makes giving back to Buenos Aires youth a priority
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The Ripple Effect

AGBU Milan’s Gayane Khodaveerdi takes small actions to make a big impact 
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Armenian Queen of Cuisine

Aline Kamakian rules the Armenian restaurant space with a not-so-secret mission
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Entertainment Revolution

How Google’s Serge Kassardjian is transforming the way we consume entertainment and media
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Reviving and Thriving

Sarine Karajerjian helped reignite and mobilize YPs in Lebanon
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Game On

Michael Agbabian’s original approach to the TV game show pays off with critics and fans
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Future Forward

We are all committed to giving back, especially to AGBU. You could say that my father’s legacy lives...
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Latest News and Stories

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AGBU Marks 110 Years in France with an Emphasis on Current Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)

In 110 years' time, AGBU will still exist, with future generations who will carry the torch in pursuit of its mission. Today, the future of Armenia and Artsakh is in front of us. It is up to us to conquer it.
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Small World

Exploring identity with the author of the Little Armenias guidebook
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AGBU Honorary President Berge Setrakian addresses the 93rd General Assembly.

Transition, Tribute, and Togetherness

The AGBU 93rd General Assembly in New York makes living history
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Sam Simonian is welcomed at the 50th anniversary of AGBU’s Instituto Marie Manoogian (IMM) in Buenos Aires.

The Touchpoints Tour

New AGBU President Sam Simonian pays a visit to South America
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AGBU 92nd General Assembly Held in Armenia in a Show of Unity and Resilience

Recognizing the sensitive issues at stake and the divisive climate both internally and externally, AGBU leadership repeatedly called for unity and resilience as key to a sustainable independent Armenia.
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Thinking Big in Brazil

AGBU Focus 2019 challenges young Armenian professionals to think globally, serve locally, and lead boldly
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In Unity is Strength

From the frontlines: The AGBU response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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International motivational speaker Joze Piranian explores conquering fears at the FOCUS 2023 all day conference.

AGBU Organizes an Intensive Weekend of Idea-Sharing and Bond-Building with FOCUS Madrid 2023

After four years of great anticipation, nearly 500 young professionals from 25 countries gathered in...
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Born in New York. Raised for Armenia.

Aram Spendjian makes it fashionable to be Armenian—at home and in the homeland
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From Paris, with Pride and Purpose

AGBU 90th General Assembly unites behind an inspired vision for the future 
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The Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School was completely destroyed on January 8, 2025.

Fighting the Fallout with Friendship

AGBU’s response to the wildfire disaster in Los Angeles
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20/20 Foresight

Celebrating 25 years of Young Professionals—drivers of the future of AGBU
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