Team Yerevan
Sussana Manukyan
Public Relations Manager
A theatre critic by profession, Ms. Manukyan has been with Orran since the very first days of its foundation. For 20 years she has exemplified her devotion to Orran through her responsibilities which include working with the media and with donors to ensure coverage and publicity for Orran events.
Natalya Tumanova
Accountant
A graduate of Yerevan Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Electrical Engineering, she worked for almost twenty years as a Senior Engineer at the Yerevan Scientific Research Institute of Mathematical Machines. In 1992, Mrs. Tumanova made a career change, to become a certified accountant. She joined Orran as a contractual accountant in July 2001; in July 2002, she joined the staff as the organization's full-time accountant. She is fluent in Armenian, Russian and is proficient in English.
Satine Manukyan
Nurse
Ms. Manukyan graduated from the Yerevan State Medical College ``Erebouni” specializing in Allergy Nursing. She worked in a community polyclinic for 3 years and supervised laboratory analysis in a private laboratory. She joined Orran in July 2014 to attend to the daily medical needs of the children and elderly. Concurrently, she is a student of biology at the Yerevan State University.
Sona Malkhasyan
Academic Coordinator
Ms. Malkhasyan joined Orran in 2008 as Front Desk Receptionist. After giving birth to her beautiful daughter Mari, she returned to Orran as Academic Coordinator in August 2014. She holds a BA in Chemistry and Ecology from the Yerevan State Engineering University and has also taken piano lessons for two years at the Department of Culture of the Yerevan State Pedagogical University. She is very active in organizing various events to enhance the children's cultural and spiritual enrichment.
Lilit Rashoyan
Psychologist
Ms. Rashoyan is a graduate of Yerajan ``Hay Busak`` University - Faculty of Psychology, Pedagogy. In her 25 years as a psychologist, she has worked with many children who have faced socio-psychological issues. A majority of the children need professional guidance and support to navigate them away from negative and unimaginable circumstances. Her love, guidance, and creative methods of therapy have assisted the children to master self-awareness, interpersonal interaction, and coping skills.
Ms. Rashoyan volunteered at Orran Yerevan in 2019 and again in 2020 during the war. During that time she counseled countless families and children from Artsakh who came to Orran for assistance.
Ms. Rashoyan's main activities are aimed at helping the families to easily pass through their difficult circumstances. With her dedication, many of Orran's students have a great opportunity to be able to cope with their challenging circumstances. They can look forward to obtaining jobs, starting a family, setting big goals for themselves, and knowing that they can achieve them.
Ms. Rashoyan volunteered at Orran Yerevan in 2019 and again in 2020 during the war. During that time she counseled countless families and children from Artsakh who came to Orran for assistance.
Ms. Rashoyan's main activities are aimed at helping the families to easily pass through their difficult circumstances. With her dedication, many of Orran's students have a great opportunity to be able to cope with their challenging circumstances. They can look forward to obtaining jobs, starting a family, setting big goals for themselves, and knowing that they can achieve them.
Arevik Andonyan, Astghik Hovannisyan & Anna Soghmonyan,
Teaching Staff
Ms. Hovannisyan teaches the youngest group.
Ms. Andonyan teaches the middle age group.
Ms. Soghomonyan teaches the senior group.
Ms. Andonyan teaches the middle age group.
Ms. Soghomonyan teaches the senior group.
Kohar Kostanyan, Aspram Alexanyan & Hratchya Hunanyan
Workshop leaders
Ms. Kostanyan is the sewing workshop leader.
Ms. Alexanyan leads the pottery workshop.
Mr. Hunanyan is the woodshop leader.
Ms. Alexanyan leads the pottery workshop.
Mr. Hunanyan is the woodshop leader.
Narine Arshalusyan, Gayane Tataryan & Emma Grigoryan
Catering Staff
Chief Cook Mrs. Emma Grigoryan and her assistants prepare the meals that are served 6 days a week to the elderly and youth.
Team Vanadzor
Hasmik Jinanyan
Operations Coordinator
Ms. Jinanyan joined Orran Vanadzor in August 2018. She holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA and a Bachelor‘s Degree in English Language and Literature from Vanadzor State University. Her responsibilities Include managing the Vanadzor center, developing and facilitating an active planning process for operations, developing organizational goals and objectives and acting as chief liaison with governmental bodies and specific community groups. Prior to her role at Orran, she worked in Ardshinbank CJSC.
Ani Safaryan
Academic Coordinator
Ms. Safaryan joined Orran in 2017 as the Academic Coordinator.
She graduated from Vanadzor State University majoring in Social Pedagogy and Management. Subsequently, Ms. Safaryan joined Teach for Armenia program as a fellow and taught at Kurtan village in Lori marz. She is in charge of coordinating teachers at Vanadzor Orran.
She graduated from Vanadzor State University majoring in Social Pedagogy and Management. Subsequently, Ms. Safaryan joined Teach for Armenia program as a fellow and taught at Kurtan village in Lori marz. She is in charge of coordinating teachers at Vanadzor Orran.
Zhanna Yeasayan
Nurse
Mrs. Yeaseyan has a certification from the National Institute of Health. She is responsible for the health of the elderly and the children, performing regular checkups, conducting examinations and classes for the wellbeing of our beneficiaries.
Maria Hovhannisyan
Social Worker
Mrs. Hovhannisyan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from Vanadzor State University. Her main responsibilities include working with the team to select Orran beneficiaries according to established selection criteria. Mrs. Hovhannisyan visits the children and the elderly in their homes, to check on their socio-economic status and living conditions, working with job centers to identify possible employment opportunities for the parents of Orran children liaising with mental health services, the Ministry of Social Affairs, and local organizations working with at-risk children.
Ruzzanna Hovhannisyan
Psychologist
Ms. Hovannissyan is a qualified Psychologist since 2009. She joined Vanadzor Orran team in March 2018 after having been a volunteer since 2011. Her role is to provide psychological support to Orran kids and their families, as well as being involved in the Memory Club activities established at Vanadzor Orran Center since March 2019. She applies various methods and therapies in her daily work with children, such as fairy tale therapy, sand therapy, art therapy and others.
Naira Boghosyan, Armine Apresyan, Marietta Soghoyan
Teaching Staff
Ms. Boghosyan teaches the senior youth.
Ms. Apresyan teaches the middle group of youth.
Ms. Soghoyan teaches the youngest group.
Ms. Apresyan teaches the middle group of youth.
Ms. Soghoyan teaches the youngest group.
Janna Yessayan, Vahe Ghevonyan, Naira Voskanyan, Arine Grigoryan
Workshop leaders
Ms. Yessayan heads the needlework workshop.
Mr. V Ghevonyan heads the pottery workshop.
Ms. Voskanyan heads the sewing workshop.
Ms. Grigoryan heads the mathematics workshop.
Mr. V Ghevonyan heads the pottery workshop.
Ms. Voskanyan heads the sewing workshop.
Ms. Grigoryan heads the mathematics workshop.
Karine Hambartsoumyan, Ofelya Kroyan & Narine Alaverdyan
Catering Staff
Mrs. Hambartsoumyan and her team make sure the children and elderly have a daily hot and nutritious meal.