LEADERSHIP & STAFF

The Civilitas Board of Directors is the body legally responsible to provide overall direction for the Foundation’s work. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the President of the Board.

The Honorary Board offers international perspective on a broad range of matters including the context of international developments and its impact on the Civilitas Foundation’s activities.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it are members of the Board and offer day-to-day counsel.

Director
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it worked for eight years as Special Assistant to Mr. Oskanian in Armenia’s Foreign Ministry. Prior to that, she was editor and publisher of Armenian International Magazine.

Program Development Coordinator
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a graduate of France’s Ecole Nationale d'Administration, and was the Head of the UK DFID Office in Armenia in 2007-2008. Previously, he managed Good Governance and ICT for Development projects implemented by UNDP.

Analyst
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it graduated from the Yerevan State University Philological Faculty Journalism Department. He has worked as a journalist for various Armenian and international outlets.

Human Resources associate
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern. Graduated from Yerevan State University Law Department, she  is currently  pursuing a PhD at the chair of “European and International Law” at the YSU.














Programs Associate and Events Manager
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation. She graduated from Yerevan State Linguistic University, but also had a year of studies abroad.

Office Manager
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation. She is a graduate of the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) State University.

Civil Society Projects Coordinator
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it worked for NGO sector for almost 14 years. She studied languages and obtained MBA from ECMU. Kristine previously worked for World Learning, USDA, PA Consulting Group, Eurasia Foundation, Caritas Armenia and other organizations. Presently she is the Civil Society Projects Coordinator at Civilitas Foundation. Kristine is also the licensee of TEDxYerevan Conference.

Research Associate
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a graduate of Yerevan State University, Faculties of Informatics, Applied Mathematics and Economics, specialized in the field of Management Information Systems. She began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation.

Research Assistant
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation. She graduated from Central European University obtaining MA degree in Political Science and Yerevan State University - BA degree in International Relations and Diplom

Research Assistant
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a graduate of the American University of Armenia, faculty of Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

Research Assistant
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a graduate of the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) State University, faculty of World Economy.















Research Assistant
Lilit Abovyan graduated from Yerevan State University, faculty of Economics, specialized in the field of International Economics.















Research Assistant
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern at Civilitas Foundation. She graduated from Yerevan State University, Faculty of Informatics and Applied Mathematics. She holds master’s degree in Public Administration Academy of RA.














Animator
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a FLEX alumni and a graduate from Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction. She is part of the media production and does graphic design and animation.

Video Production Manager
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a graduate of the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema. She has also studied at the Florida State University, Media Productions department wtih the IREX UGRAD 1-year scholarship.

Producer
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is helping the Civilitas foundation with its new media project. Greg spent almost five years as a television news reporter in the United States. He holds a degree in economics and broadcast journalism from Syracuse University.














Production Assistants
Hakob Manukyan began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation. He is a graduate of the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema as a Documentary director.















This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it graduated from Yerevan State University, Faculty of Law, receiving bachelor’s degree. She received her LL.M. degree in European Law from Stockholm University.













This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it graduated from Concordia University, Faculty of Social Sciences. She holds two bachelor degrees in Human Relations and Child Studies. From 2007- 2009 she has been the president of Concordia University Armenian Students’ Association. Previously worked as program coordinator at the Tufenkian Charitable Foundation.












Anchor/Reporter
Gayane Selimyan is a graduate of the European Regional Academy, faculty of International Relations. She began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation.

Journalist
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation. He is a graduate of Yerevan State University, Department of Political Science.

Anchor/Reporter
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a graduate from Moscow State University, journalism department. He has also studied in Russian-Armenian University and the University of Mississippi.  He has worked as a journalist for various Russian, Armenian and American outlets.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Photographer/Media assistant
Daron Titizian began as an intern at the Civilitas Fiundation. He graduated from Ananya Shirakatsi Jemaran (Lycee) and is currently studying photography at the Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute.

Cameraman
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it graduated from the Film Operating Faculty of Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. Served in the Information Department of Ministry of Defense of Republic of Armenia as an operator of the program “Zinuj”. Works as an operator and editor in the Media Department of the “Sivilitas” Foundation.

Editor
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a satirical writer, stand-up comedian,  and co-founder of political satire website ArmComedy.com
Sergey joined Civilitas Editorial Team after 7 years of political and civil society programs with USAID. Sergey holds a Ph.D. in philology from Yerevan State Linguistic University.













Editor
Narek Markarian holds a PhD in Philology from Yerevan State Linguistic University. Previously worked in a number of projects assiting Armenian electoral system. He is a satiristis and a co-founder of ArmComedy.














Editor
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it graduated from Journalistic and Foreign Languages faculty of the University named after Hrachya Acharyan. She worked as a journalist for Mediamax News agency for ten years. She is one of the blog editors of Radio One radio station.

IT Assistant
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation.He graduated from the State Engineering University of Armenia  and  Yerevan State University.

IT Assistant
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation.He is currently studying IT at European Regional Academy and is a Java Web Developer.














Administrative Assistant
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it began as an intern at the Civilitas Foundation. She is a graduate of Yerevan State Linguistic University after V.
Brusov, Faculty of Foreign Languages and currently studies Marketing at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

Administrative Assistant
Zaruhi Poghosyan is currently a student at Yerevan State Linguistic University after V.Brusov, studying International Relations as her Master’s degree. She is a graduate of YSLU, department of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, receiving degree of BA in Political Science.

Journalist
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it graduated from State Engineering University of Armenia obtaining MA degree in Information Protection and Software Development.

Journalist
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a graduate of Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov, Faculty of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication,Department of Translation.

Journalist
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a graduate of the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) State University, Faculty of Journalism. Currently is pursuing a master's degree in TV Journalism at the same university. Besides being a journalist, she has written and directed a few amateur films.













Journalist
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it graduated from Yerevan State University, Department of Journalism. She worked at Capital daily.