Armenian National Committee – Western Region
104 North Belmont, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Telephone: (818) 500-1918
Facsimile: (818) 246-7353

PRESS RELEASE

June 29, 2009
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918

ANC-WR Intern Spotlight: Elizabeth McIntyre

GLENDALE, CA — With the 2009 Summer Session of the Armenian National
Committee-Western Region Internship-Externship Program (ANC-WR IEP) off to a
fast-paced start, Elizabeth McIntyre joins the ANC-WR office as an
Administration and Development Intern. Focusing on Armenian American civic
engagement and community development initiatives, McIntyre will be working
with her fellow interns as well as the ANC-WR staff and assisting local ANCs
with summer projects.

`I wanted to participate in the IEP because I think the skills and
experiences that I will gain in it will be invaluable to the things I want
to do with my life,’ says Elizabeth. `In the last few years I’ve become
more interested in issues of policy, activism, and international
opportunities. I wanted to participate in a program like this because I
want to be equipped to do more with my career than make a paycheck and I am
becoming more interested in Armenian things.’

McIntyre is researching on current and previous state legislation related to
the Armenian American community. She will also be working with the ANC
Professional Network where she will assist with their professionals panel
series featuring careers in public service and public policy.

McIntyre received her Associates Degree at Chaffey College in Rancho
Cucamonga and is currently a senior at CSU `Cal Poly’ Pomona, where she is
majoring in Finance. As vice president of Cal Poly Pomona’s
Interdisciplinary General Education Student Organization, she helped to
create, set up, and market various events. She feels that this campus
experience helped her prepare for the ANC-WR IEP.

While McIntyre’s grandmother is Armenian, she sees this internship as an
opportunity to become more involved in the Armenian American community.

`I grew up with less knowledge of the issues and culture than one might
expect of most Armenian Americans in southern California,’ she says. `I am
always looking to make a positive difference and want to be more engaged in
this part of my heritage.’

In the past year, McIntyre joined the Armenian Student Association at Cal
Poly and has been involved in the on-campus meetings and events. She is
looking forward to her experience in the IEP and hopes to remain an active
member of the ANC after she completes the program.

McIntyre hopes to professionally apply her academic training overseas where
she can encourage sustainable business practices and economic development.

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.