Press Conference to Commence the Fourth Annual Women’s Mentoring Program 

The press conference commences the fourth annual Women’s Mentoring Program (WMP), with an announcement of the 2016 orientation class launch. The Women’s Mentoring Program is a joint initiative by the United States Embassy in Yerevan, and the American University of Armenia (AUA) Political Science and International Affairs program (PSIA). The aim of the mentoring program is to empower the next generation of Armenian women leaders on their path to personal fulfillment, and professional development by assisting women in advancing in their career, and attaining leadership positions in sectors where they are underrepresented. 

Initially the program was designed for AUA students, but gradually expanded to include  students from other institutions of higher education from Yerevan, Gyumri, Kapan and Vanadzor. 

“By becoming a mentor or a mentee women join an important community, a network of women who are committed to both professional and educational development of entire country, ” says coordinator of the Women’s Mentoring Program Valentina Gevorgyan. 

The event is open to the AUA Community only.

Speakers of the Conference:

• Leigh Carter, wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard M. Mills
• Shushan Doydoyan, WMP Mentor, Head of Personal Data Protection Department, Ministry of Justice
• Hasmik Sahakyan, WMP Mentor, President of Women and Youth Development and Support Center NGO 
• Valentina Gevorgyan, WMP Coordinator on behalf of AUA PSIA