Larisa Hovannisian
Larisa V Hovannisian | |
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![]() Hovannisian in Ambassador Induction Ceremony 2017 | |
Born | Larisa Virginia Ryan 21 October 1988 Yerevan, Armenian SSR |
Citizenship | Armenia, USA |
Education | St. Norbert College, Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
Occupation | CEO and Founder, Teach For Armenia |
Spouse(s) |
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[]
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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]
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References[]
- ^ "Serj Tankian ft. Larisa Ryan - Ari Im Sokhag". YouTube. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ "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.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American people of Armenian descent
- People from Yerevan
- Armenian people of American descent
- Armenian people of Irish descent
- Teach For America alumni