PFP Alumni

SPRING 2019

Harutyunyan, Zarine

Position: “Youth integration” Project Manager at Swiss Humanitarian Foundation

PFP Placement: BEST Kids, Inc., located in Washington, D.C.

Harutyunyan, Hermine

Position: Press Secretary of the Chairperson of the CEC, Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia

International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) in Arlington, VA

Fall 2018

Barseghyan, Hasmik

Position: Executive Director, Sustainable Energy Development Fund

PFP Placement: “Oregon State Legislature Office of Senator Floyd Prozanski located in Salem, OR

Khachatryan, Ruzanna

Position: Assistant to the Secretary of Security Council of the Republic of Armenia

PFP Placement: U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board located in Washington, D.C

Outbound Project: Towards Merit-based Public Service (Project Information)

Martirosyan, Husik

Position: City Council Member at Lori Berd Community Municipal Office/

Project Coordinator at the Center for Community Mobilization and Support NGO

PFP Placement: Boston Mayor’s Office of Health and Human Services located in Boston, MA

SPRING 2018

Harutyunyan, Hovhannes

Position: Consultant at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Branch in the Republic of Armenia

PFP Placement: Hawaii State Senate, Office of Senator Donovan Dela Cruz located in Honolulu, HI

Outbound Project: More efficient legislative body (Project Information)

Mkrtichyan, Mariam

Position: Board member at the “Armenia’s Mediators” self-regulating Organization; Senior Associate at “HAP” law firm

PFP Placement: Office of the Public Defender, Atlanta Judicial Circuit located in Atlanta, and Justice Center of Atlanta, Inc.

Outbound Project: Strengthening ADR mechanisms in Armenia (Project Information)

FALL 2017

Grigoryan, Lilit

Position: Coordinator of Cultural Programs, My Step Charitable Foundation

PFP Placement: University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention Program, Honolulu, HI

Grigoryan, Tigran

Position: Deputy Head of International Legal Cooperation Department, Ministry of Justice of RA; Assistant professor at Yerevan State University, Department of Law

PFP Placement: , CA

Vardapetyan, Levon

Position: Leading Specialist, Department for Protection of Rights in Criminal Procedure and in Places of Deprivation of Liberty

PFP Placement: Circuit Defender’s Office for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Atlanta, Georgia

SPRING 2017

Aghajanyan, Karine

Position: Project Coordinator, Pink Armenia Human Rights Defender NGO

PFP Placement: “DC Law Students in Court in Washington, D.C.

Outbound Project: “US Legislative system and human rights violations” capacity building seminar

Hakobyan, Gohar

Position: Head of Legislation Development Unit, Department for Legal Support, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia;

Lecturer at the Yerevan State University, Chair of Criminal Law

PFP Placement: Office of Colorado State Senator Rhonda Fields in Denver, Colorado

Outbound Project: Improving Access to Justice, Protection and Support for Domestic Violence Victims (Project Information)

Torosyan, Sargis

Position: Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister of the RA

Lecturer at the Russian-Armenian University, Department of Constitutional Law and Municipal Law

PFP Placement: Office of Representative Kenneth Ito located in Honolulu, HI

and Hawaii Attorney General’s office

FALL 2016

Avagyan, Narine

Head of Legal Expertise Service at the Civil Court of Appeal of RA

PFP Placement: Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.

Outbound Project: “Promotion of Pro Bono services in the Republic of Armenia” (Project Information)

Sakanyan, Nune

Head of International Investment and Other Projects Unit at Development and Investment Programs at Municipality of Yerevan

PFP Placement: Hawaii State Energy Office, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, Honolulu, HI

Outbound Project: Renewable Energy Key to Energy Independence and Economic Development (Project Information)

SPRING 2016

Aloyan, Asanet

Position: Chief Tax Inspector, State Revenue Committee of RA

Lecturer at Training Center of RA State Revenue Committee

PFP Placement: Office of Hawaii Representative Matsumoto in Honolulu, HI

Amiryan, Karen

Position: Head of the Department of the Elaboration and Analysis of Legal Acts, Judicial Department, Supreme Judicial Council of RA; Lecturer at the Yerevan State University, Department of Law

PFP Placement: New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee located in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Tarjumanyan, Seda

Position: Assistant to the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

PFP Placement:

FALL 2015

Baghdasaryan, Satenik
Position: “For Equal Rights” NGO Head of “Article 3” Human Rights Club
PFP placement: Center for Tax and Budget Accountability in Chicago, IL

Chiflikyan, Armenuhi
Position: Head of the Civil and Commercial Law Department of the Legal Acts Expert Review Agency of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
PFP Placement: Law Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Evoyan, Mariam
Position: Legal Counsel at the Directorate Division of the EKENG CJSC
PFP Placement: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Washington, D.C.
Outbound Project: “Strengthening human rights protection in Armenia through NGO empowerment and promotion of their interaction with State Agencies” (with special focus on voting rights) (Project Information)

SPRING 2015

Badalyan, Sayad
Position: Lecturer, Yerevan State University, Faculty of Law
PFP placement: State of California Office of Legislative Counsel in Sacramento, California
Outbound Project: Proposal for Dedicated Bill Drafting Agency for the Republic of Armenia (RA) (Project Information)

Hovhannisyan, Kristina
Position: Training Officer, Lydian Armenia CJSC
PFP Placement: Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii located in Honolulu, Hawaii
Outbound Project: Building Inclusive Society and Participatory Democracy through Empowering People with Disabilities and their Organizations (Project Information)

Karapetyan, Varser
Position: Programs Coordinator, Human Rights House Yerevan Human Rights Defender Union
PFP Placement: Law Offices of the Cook County Public Defender in Chicago, Illinois
Outbound Project: Exposure to the Criminal Justice System and Indigent Defense System of the USA

FALL 2014

Dadunts, Varduhi
Position: Project Manager, “People In Need” NGO representative office in Armenia
PFP Placement: Pacific Asia Affairs Council in Honolulu, Hawaii
Outbound Project: Activating Youth for Civil Society (Project Information)

Ghukeyan, Diana
Position: Judge of First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Lori Region
PFP Placement: Office of Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Senate, Hawaii State Legislature, in Honolulu, Hawaii

Harutyunyan, Angelina
Position: Defense Expert, Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs, the National Assembly of RA
PFP Placement:

SPRING 2014

Gevorgyan, Gegham
Position: Chairman of the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition of the Republic of Armenia
Lecturer, the Public Administration Academy of RA
PFP Placement: State of California Office of Legislative Counsel in Sacramento, California
Outbound Project: Creating Business Guides (Project Information)

Mirzoyan, Dianna
Position: Head of the Data Analysis and Consultancy Division at the State Service for Food Safety of Armenia
PFP Placement: Florida Legislature’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability in Tallahassee, Florida
Outbound project: Enhance Food Safety in Armenia (Project Information)

Tshorokhyan, Tigran
Position: SDG Public Policy Innovation Lead, Armenia National SDG Innovation Lab
PFP placement:

FALL 2013

Danielyan, Iren
Position: Capacity Building Coordinator, “STRONG Civil Society Organisations for Stronger Armenia” EU-funded project; Project Coordinator at World Independent Youth Union NGO
U.S. Placement: Office of Hawaii State Representative Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto, Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu, HI
Outbound Project: Parliamentary Work in the US and Armenia with a special focus on the interaction between civil society and State Institutions (Project Information)

Gasparyan, Arshak
Position: Chairman; President, “Social Justice” NGO
National and international Criminal Justice expert/consultant for prison and probation reforms, National Child Protection Network
U.S. Placement: Office of Hawaii Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland in Honolulu, HI
Outbound Project: Strengthening judicial reforms in Armenia by developing new ideas in Juvenile Justice System of the Republic of Armenia (Project Information)

Tutunjyan, Hayk
Position: Head of External Affairs Department, Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)
PFP placement: U.S. House of Representatives, Office of US Representative Raul Grijalva, Washington, D.C.

SPRING 2013

Movsisyan, Gor
Position: Ph.D. Researcher and Teaching Assistant at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies /Geneva, Switzerland/

Member of the UNECE PRTR Protocol Compliance Committee

An international expert in international environmental law to UNECE.

U.S. Placement: 1. Lewis and Clark Law School, Environmental Law Program, 2. , 3. Oregon State Legislature
Outbound Project: Transferring knowledge into practice (Project Information)

Vardazaryan, Tirayr PhD
Position: Lecturer, Department of Law, Yerevan State University
U.S. Placement: Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center and the Kovler Center located in Chicago, IL
Outbound Project: “Preventing Labor Trafficking in Armenia through Civil Society Education and Legislative Reform”

FALL 2012

Jangulyan, Paruyr PhD
Position: Director of External Relations Department, Armenian State University of Economics
U.S. Placement:
Outbound Project: “Economic development agencies: role in policy making process, further trends and prospective” (Project Information)

Nikoghosyan, Arsen PhD
Position: Docent of Jurisprudence, Chair of Civil Procedure, Department of Law, Yerevan State University; Prosecutor, Corruption and economic crimes department of Prosecutor General’s office of the RA
U.S. Placement: Office of Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Brubaker in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Outbound Project: “Style of Governance: Personal and Professional Relationships” (Project Information)

Ohanyan, Tatevik
Position: Business Development Associate at QED Group
U.S. placement: Office of Indiana Secretary of State, Secretary Connie Lawson, Indianapolis, Indiana
Outbound Project: “Promotion of effective election administration: Exchange of best practices between the United States and the Republic of Armenia” (Project Information)

SPRING 2012

Kirakosyan, Nelly
Position: Legal Adviser, Legal Department, the Central Bank of RA
U.S. Placement: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations, Division of Banking in Chicago, IL Outbound project: “Regulatory Framework and Practical Issues of Residential Mortgage in State of Illinois”

Poghosyan, Arman
Position: Project Officer, Council of Europe Office in Yerevan
U.S. Placement: Legal Assistance Foundation in Chicago, IL
Outbound project: “Revealing Current Problems and Seeking Solutions for Improvement of Access to Justice in Armenia” (Project Information)