Larisa Hovannisian

Larisa Virginia Hovannisian (Armenian: Լարիսա Վիրջինիա Հովհաննիսյան; born 21 October 1988) is an Armenian American social entrepreneur and founder of Teach For Armenia.

Larisa V Hovannisian
Hovannisian in Ambassador Induction Ceremony 2017
Born
Larisa Virginia Ryan

(1988-10-21) 21 October 1988
Yerevan, Armenian SSR
CitizenshipArmenia, USA
EducationSt. Norbert College, Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
OccupationCEO and Founder, Teach For Armenia
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2016)​

Education

Hovannisian is a graduate of St. Norbert College, a liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin and Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

Career
Hovannisian in June 2015

In 2013, Hovannisian founded Teach For Armenia, a social impact organization with a mission to catalyze a movement of impact-driven leaders expanding educational opportunity to all children in Armenia. Teach For Armenia is the 36th partner of Teach For All, a global education network dedicated to expanding educational opportunities in countries around the world.

Music

In 2015 Hovannisian recorded an Armenian lullaby, "Ari Im Sokhag", with Serj Tankian, the lead vocalist of Grammy Award winning rock band System of A Down.[1] The song became the soundtrack of the film 1915, a psychological thriller about the Armenian Genocide.[2]

Hovannisian at Tedx, in October 2016

References
  1. "Serj Tankian ft. Larisa Ryan - Ari Im Sokhag". YouTube. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. "Larisa Ryan on singing Armenian lullaby with Serj Tankian | NEWS.am Style - All about fashion and style". Style.news.am. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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