PRESS RELEASE
June 4, 2014
ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 393-3434
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ASSEMBLY’S TERJENIAN-THOMAS SUMMER INTERNS ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON
Washington, D.C. – This week, the 37th class of the Armenian Assembly
of America’s (Assembly) Terjenian-Thomas summer interns arrived in the
nation’s capital, reported the Assembly. Twelve students from across
the United States will be living together and working throughout
Washington, D.C. in various capacities in both government and private
sectors during the eight-week program.
“We have a bright and capable group of young adults this summer who
are excited to begin the next chapter in their professional careers,’
stated summer internship coordinator Lena Krikorian. `Everyone is
looking forward to exploring Washington and making life-long
friends,’ Krikorian said.
Founded in 1977, the Armenian Assembly Summer Internship Program is the
first internship program established by an Armenian organization in
America. Last summer, the Terjenian-Thomas Internship Program announced
that over 1,000 students of Armenian descent have graduated through the
Assembly ranks. From its earliest phases the Armenian community strongly
supported the Assembly Summer Internship Program with major gifts from the
Richard Tufenkian Memorial Fund, the John Hanessian Scholarship Fund, the
Armen Astarjian Scholarship Fund, the Ohanian Memorial Fund, James and
Connie Melikian and the Knights of Vartan. In 2003, the Assembly’s Summer
Internship Program was renamed in honor of Aram and Florence Terjenian and
Annie Thomas after the announcement of their pace-setting $1 million
donation to the program.
The 2014 Assembly Terjenian-Thomas Summer Intern participants include:
Garen Alexander, University of Wisconsin; Joseph Ayanian, College of
William and Mary; Tyler Bagdasarian, University of Dayton; Aram Balian,
Columbia University; Taleen Barsam, University of California-Irvine;
Chrystal Densmore, Milwaukee Area Technical School; Lusine Mehrabyan,
Cornell University; Sona Movsisyan, Michigan State University; Mariam
Pashayan, Fresno State College; Gevorg Shahbazyan, Florida International
University; Ani Stamboulian, Michigan State University; and Anna Lisa
Strohmeyer, Virginia Commonwealth University.
You can follow the 2014 summer interns on their journey by visiting the
Assembly’s Intern Blog and on the Assembly Internship Facebook page.
Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly of America is the largest
Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding and
awareness of Armenian issues. The Assembly is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
membership organization.
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Photo Caption (L-R): Gevorg Shahbazyan, Ani Stamboulian, Anna Lisa
Strohmeyer, Sona Movsisyan, intern coordinator Lena Krikorian, Chrystal
Densmore, Mariam Pashayan, and intern program manager Joseph Piatt.
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