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AACA Board
Officers
Rita Balian
President & CEO [bio]
Maria Princi
V.P. & Secretary[bio]
Marie Balian
Treasurer[bio]
Members
Louisa Baghdasarian
Doris George
Anahid Ghazarian
Anahid Kalayjian, R.N.
Advisory Council
Raffi Balian
Osep Sarafian
Michael Norehad
Heros Noravian
Legal Counsel
Jacob Bournazian
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The Armenian American Cultural Association, Inc. (AACA) is a 501
(c)(3) non-profit organization established in February 1995. AACA
was founded to foster greater understanding and to strengthen cultural
ties between the people of the newly independent Republic of Armenia
and the United States through cultural, educational, and scientific
exchanges and humanitarian projects.
Since 1996, the primary focus of AACA’s efforts has been
directed toward its humanitarian project in Armenia, the Armenian
American Wellness Center. The Wellness Center is dedicated to saving,
prolonging, and improving the lives of women through the early and
accurate detection of breast and cervical cancer and to providing
primary health care services to ensure the good health and well-being
of women, children and men in Armenia. To learn more about the Wellness
Center’s remarkable work, please visit About the Center.
In addition to its humanitarian work in Armenia, AACA also organizes
forums and events to promote Armenian artists, scholars, and scientists
in coordination with museums, universities, performing art centers
and embassies. AACA has hosted numerous events showcasing talents
ranging from world-renowned opera stars to emerging young artists
in many creative fields. AACA events are often held in Washington,
DC at venues including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, the Embassy of
the Republic of Armenia, and the Chancery of the Austrian Embassy.
Many of AACA’s cultural events are held to benefit the work
of the Wellness Center.
The work of AACA is conducted primarily through a network of dedicated
volunteers. These volunteers include AACA’s Board of Directors,
members of the US Medical Advisory Board, numerous advisors, and
members of volunteer “Friends” committees throughout
the U.S.
Hon. Esther Coopersmith, Former
US Representative to UN
Amb. Marie Yovanovitch, US Ambassador
to Armenia
Susan J. Blumenthal, MD, MPA; Rear
Admiral & Clinical Professor
Anna Markarian, PhD, Wife of Armenian
Ambassador to the US
Donna Evans, Wife of former US Ambassador to Armenia
Michele Lemmon, Wife of former
US Ambassador to Armenia
Maryjo Ordway, Wife of former US
Ambassador to Armenia
Kim Tomsen, Wife of former US Ambassador
to Armenia
Hasmik Papian, Internationally
acclaimed opera singer
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