Armenian National Committee – Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918
Fax: 818.246.7353
ancwr@anca.org

PRESS RELEASE
December 13, 2007
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918

ANC-WR Welcomes Teresa Petrosyan to Regional Office

Los Angeles, CA – The Armenian National Committee – Western Region
(ANC-WR) this week welcomed community activist Teresa Petrosyan as its new
Programs Coordinator. A native of the Republic of Armenia, Petrosyan lives
in Burbank, California with her husband Artur and young son Gregory.

"We are pleased to welcome Teresa to our team," said ANC-WR Chairman Raffi
Hamparian. "Teresa brings valuable experience and perspective to our
efforts. Her passionate devotion to our grassroots way of working makes her
a natural fit for our organization," he added.

A volunteer activist with the East San Fernando Valley ANC, Petrosyan has
been a longtime champion of community service as a means of advancing the
Armenian Cause. Teresa first learned of the Armenian National Committee
during her days as an undergraduate student at UCLA, where she studied
International Development. While living in Moscow years ago, she studied
at the University of Humanities in the department of International
Journalism.

With a strong international background and professional experience in
Armenia, Ukraine, Russia, Cyprus and the United States, Petrosyan brings a
valuable international perspective to the ANC’s work.

"The ANC is where I learned how to effectively address the Armenian Cause,"
stated Petrosyan. "I look forward to assisting the ANC in its goals of
engaging Armenian Americans in the civic and political life of America," she
added.

The Armenian National Committee – Western Region is the largest and most
influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy organization in the
Western United States. Working in coordination with a network of offices,
chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United States and affiliated
organizations around the country, the ANC-WR advances the concerns of the
Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.

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