Arsen Hambardzumyan
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Garin Hovsepian
Artashes Shahbazyan
Artashes Shahbazyan
He was born in Yerevan on February 18, 1961. In 1984, he graduated from the Faculty of Culture at the Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical Institute, specializing in Theatre Directing. From 1984 to 1986, he served in the Soviet Armed Forces. Between 1986 and 1989, he worked at the Hayfilm Film Studio as an assistant director and assistant production director. Beginning in 1989, he became involved in the efforts to establish the organizational structure of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) in Armenia. Since that year, one of his principal areas of activity has been the ARF’s media, public relations, and press operations. From 1991 to 1994, he served as Head of the Political Section of *Azatamart*, the ARF Bureau’s official newspaper in Armenia, and subsequently as its Deputy Editor-in-Chief. He has also been a regular contributor to ARF publications in Armenia and abroad. Since 1990, he has simultaneously been involved in the organizational activities of the party and has been elected to the ARF’s governing bodies in Armenia on multiple occasions. From 2007 to 2012, he served as a Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. Since 2012, he has been involved in the ARF Bureau’s media and public relations activities. Since 2020, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of *Droshak*, the official newspaper of the ARF Bureau. In 2022, he was elected to the Central Board of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society. Over the years, he has published literary works in Armenian literary journals and publications, including a novel, plays, and short stories. He is the author of two literary books. He is married and has three sons.
Tigran Khotanian
Tigran Khotanian
Tigran Khotanyan is an entrepreneur, historian, and media industry expert. He holds a Master of Arts in History from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Armenian Studies from California State University, Northridge. He previously served as Communications Director of the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR), and as an Assistant Editor at *Asbarez* and *The Armenian Weekly*. In recent years, particularly following the 2020 Artsakh War, he has made regular visits to Armenia to participate in various humanitarian assistance and reconstruction initiatives.