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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

Natacha Keuchguerian

Fulfilling her Destiny

Volunteering is a family calling for Natacha Keuchguerian
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The Ripple Effect

AGBU Milan’s Gayane Khodaveerdi takes small actions to make a big impact 
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Aline Kamakian standing in an outdoor restaurant setting with lots of plants and greenery behind her.

Armenian Queen of Cuisine

Aline Kamakian rules the Armenian restaurant space with a not-so-secret mission
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Sao Paulo Immersion

For Haig Apovian, AGBU Brazil is a global platform
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Mihran ‘Miro’ Egavian

Formula for Engagement

For Mihran Egavian volunteering is beyond satisfaction
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The Storyteller

It’s all about the buzz for restaurant marketer Alexis Halejian
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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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Communicating for a Cause

Creating social impact through public relations with Kim Bardakian
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David Ojakian

Upholding Values

"It makes me proud to think that I have made a positive impact on others through my passion and drive to impact AGBU’s programs."
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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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Game On

Michael Agbabian’s original approach to the TV game show pays off with critics and fans
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Levon Grigorian, AGBU Europe

On the Case

"Being Armenian is not about having a surname ending in – yan or – ian; it’s about living as an Armenian and defending our religion, culture, and values."
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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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Diran Guiliguian

Raising Awareness, Strengthening Ties

"AGBU’s strength resides in the guidance, resources, ideas, and moral support that it provides to its volunteers."
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Cultivating Unity

María Sol Torosian motivates her YP Buenos Aires team with a singular motto
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Motivated and Engaged

"Besides equipping me with strategies and tactics of centered leadership that I try to apply every day, the Goriz program also inspired me to take an Armenian angle in pursuit of my other interests, to attach a meaningful purpose to them."
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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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Anouche Torossian

Taking the Lead for YP Paris

"AGBU's worldwide network and professionalism allow us to envision and implement ambitious actions to unite the young Armenian generation."
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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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Latest News and Stories

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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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Artsakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan (center) with Andoni Lubaki (left), Karlos Zurutuza (third from right) and Jewan Abdi (second from right) of Ronak Press, Diran Guiliguian (second from left) and Levon Grigorian (right) of YP Madrid and the journalists from Armenia and Artsakh attending AGBU’s media training program.

Local News with Global Impact

Among the many hard lessons learned by the Armenians in the 2020 Artsakh War was their inability to ...
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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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AGBU Helps Overcome Deficits in Armenia’s Global Media Outreach with Training Program

Among the many hard lessons learned by the Armenians in the 2020 Artsakh War was their inability to ...
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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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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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Rouben Koulaksezian shows off a bottle of Jermuk mineral water he found on his travels through Brussels. Photo Credit: Rouben Koulaksezian

Small World

Exploring identity with the author of the Little Armenias guidebook
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20/20 Foresight

Celebrating 25 years of Young Professionals—drivers of the future of AGBU
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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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Young Professionals from as many as 30 countries gather at São Paulo’s Pullman Hotel for an all-day conference

Thinking Big in Brazil

AGBU Focus 2019 challenges young Armenian professionals to think globally, serve locally, and lead boldly
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AGBU YP Seoul is the first Armenian organization in South Korea.

Seoul Search

How YP South Korea is uniting Armenian expats a long way from home
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AGBU Board Member Arda Haratunian and AGBU Managing Director Anita Anserian in conversation with Artsakh’s Minister of State Artak Beglaryan and special advisor David Akopyan.

AGBU Organizes Open Forum for Artsakh Minister of State Artak Beglaryan

On November 11, 2021, Artsakh’s Minister of State Artak Beglaryan visited AGBU’s Central Office in New York to meet with members of the Central Board and engage in an open forum with young professionals in the Greater NY Armenian community. Accompanied by special advisor David Akopyan, who has spent decades working in the United Nations on development and security, Beglaryan arrived to share a strategy for the next chapter in Artsakh’s history. 
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