PRESS RELEASE
The Armenian Volunteer Corps
Contact: Seta Iskandarian
9 Tpagrichneri St.
Yerevan, Armenia 375015
Tel: (374 10)54 00 37
Email: info@avc.am
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September 21, 2007

New Leadership at the Armenian Volunteer Corps

Yerevan, Armenia – Opening a new page in its history, the Armenian Volunteer
Corps announces the appointment of Seta Iskandarian, an AVC volunteer and
Birthright Armenia alumni (2005), as its new Executive Director in Yerevan.
Seta will follow in the footsteps of former director Anoush Tatevossian
(AVC/Birthright Armenia 2004) who is back in the U.S. after a successful
tenure with AVC, to pursue a graduate degree in Communications at the
University of Southern California.

"AVC achieved many milestones over the last year and a half" says Anoush,
adding "I eagerly await the growth which is yet to come under the direction
of Seta." For her part, Seta looks forward to strengthening the quality of
internships for a growing number of participants, and expanding the out of
Yerevan opportunities for year round volunteers. "I am very happy to take on
this new role as the executive director of AVC at such a critical point in
Armenia’s history as an independent nation. Our AVC volunteers and alumni
network have become a part of everyday life and society in Armenia. I hope
to help strengthen this growing network and see its expansion flourish to
new levels in the future."

One of her focuses, as a Venezuelan-American diasporan, is to move towards a
more global outreach program for diasporans from around the world to give
back to their homeland. Board member Alex Sardar adds that "volunteerism is
the essence for building a stronger civil society, and the Armenian
Volunteer Corps has made great headway as an exemplary institution."

Founded in 2000, The Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC), a registered non-profit
foundation in Armenia, provides skilled Diasporan Armenians with the unique
opportunity to live and work in Armenia for service terms as short as 1
month, to as long as 1 year.

AVC aims to help Armenians in the Diaspora and Armenia reap the benefits of
working together for the common goal of building a strong country and
nation. Since 2001, AVC has assisted scores of volunteers in finding
fulfilling placements in schools, non-profit organizations, churches, and
businesses. AVC volunteers gain new insight into their own identity, growing
and developing personally and professionally, while sharing in the exciting
process of nation-building.

AVC strongly believes that the exchange of ideas, values, and experiences
between Diasporan and homeland Armenians provides for their mutual growth
and understanding, and that the connection of human, informal, and capital
resource of Armenians worldwide is the best way to help rebuild and
strengthen our homeland.

For those interested in learning more about the Armenian Volunteer Corps,
please visit

www. armenianvolunteer.org <mailto:; or email
info@avc.am

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