Larisa Hovannisian

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Larisa V Hovannisian
Larisa Hovannisian in 2017.jpg
Hovannisian in Ambassador Induction Ceremony 2017
Born
Larisa Virginia Ryan

(1988-10-21) 21 October 1988 (age 33)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR
CitizenshipArmenia, USA
EducationSt. Norbert College, Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
OccupationCEO and Founder, Teach For Armenia
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2016)​

Larisa Virginia Hovannisian (Armenian: Լարիսա Վիրջինիա Հովհաննիսյան; born 21 October 1988) is an Armenian-American social entrepreneur and founder of Teach For Armenia.

Education[]

Hovannisian is a graduate of St. Norbert College, a liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin and Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

Career[]

Hovannisian in June 2015

In 2013, Hovannisian founded Teach For Armenia, a social impact organization with a mission to catalyze a movement of impact-driven leaders expanding educational opportunity to all children in Armenia. Teach For Armenia is the 36th partner of Teach For All, a global education network dedicated to expanding educational opportunities in countries around the world.

Music[]

In 2015 Hovannisian recorded an Armenian lullaby, "Ari Im Sokhag", with Serj Tankian, the lead vocalist of Grammy Award winning rock band System of A Down.[1] The song became the soundtrack of the film 1915, a psychological thriller about the Armenian genocide.[2]

Hovannisian at Tedx, in October 2016

References[]

  1. ^ "Serj Tankian ft. Larisa Ryan - Ari Im Sokhag". YouTube. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. ^ "Larisa Ryan on singing Armenian lullaby with Serj Tankian | NEWS.am Style - All about fashion and style". Style.news.am. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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