Editor of Yerevan Press Club Weekly Newsletter and YPC web site
Date and Place of Birth: August 23, 1961, Baku, Azerbaijan
Education/Major:
1978-1983 Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute of Russian and Foreign Languages after Brusov; French and Russian Languages Department
1995 International Institute for Journalism (Berlin, Germany); special course “Media Management and Press Law”
1993 Association Presse et Solidarite (APS), Centre de Formation et Perfectionnement des Journalistes (CFPJ International), La Vie Catolique weekly (France); journalistic internship
Career:
1995-present editor of Yerevan Press Club Weekly Newsletter and YPC web site, www.ypc.am
2006-present Board chairwoman of Media Diversity Institute-Armenia
1996 deputy chief editor of “Armenien Aktuell” magazine (in German language)
1991-1995 department editor, deputy chief editor of “Zerkalo” weekly
1990-1991 observer of “Respublika Armenia” newspaper
1988-1990 correspondent of “Komsomolets”/“Epokha” newspaper
Membership in Journalistic Association and Their Governing Bodies:
Since 1994 Journalists Union of Armenia
Since 1995 Yerevan Press Club, Council and Board member
Since 2002 International Association of Journalists “South Caucasus”
Publications: “Respublika Armenia”/”Hayastani Hanrapetutiun”, “Komsomolets”/“Epokha”, “Zerkalo”, “Golos Armenii”, “Azg”, “Munetik”, “Koleso Fortuny” newspapers; “Armenien Aktuell”, “Armenia Today” magazines
Translation from French into Russian of novel “Vous” by Swiss poet and writer Vahe Godel
Editor of a number of professional publications
Hobbies: books, literary translations from French, preference, travelling
Languages: Russian, Armenian, French (fluently), fair knowledge of English, German and Spanish
Marital Status: a daughter
Contact Information:
9B, Ghazar Parpetsi str., 0002 Yerevan, Armenia
Tel. (374 10) 53 00 67; 53 35 41
Fax (374 10) 53 56 61; 53 76 62
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.ypc.am