YP Stories | AGBU Young Professionals Network

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

Working Hard and with Transparency

Ignacio Balassanian makes giving back to Buenos Aires youth a priority

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Man on a Mission

Raphaël Der Agopian organizes service-based communities for generations to come

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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

Fright Fighter

How lifelong stutterer Joze Piranian talked his way onto the world stage

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Entertainment Revolution

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

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Community is a Way of Life

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

Sao Paulo Immersion

For Haig Apovian, AGBU Brazil is a global platform

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The Storyteller

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

Fulfilling her Destiny

Volunteering is a family calling for Natacha Keuchguerian

Game On

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

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

The Bigger Picture

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

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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Philanthropist at Heart

Learning from the older generation, Will Nazarian sets an example for the next one

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Cultivating Unity

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

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Armenian Queen of Cuisine

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

Being Armenian, Being AGBU

Nathalie Piranian reflects on her involvement through the years

Formula for Engagement

For Mihran Egavian volunteering is beyond satisfaction

Reviving and Thriving

Sarine Karajerjian helped reignite and mobilize YPs in Lebanon

Latest News and Stories

General Assembly delegates and guests at the new Pontifical Residence

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.

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

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...

APRI Conference in session at Sciences Po, Paris.

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.