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EDITA HOROUPIAN 1666 Willowmont Ave., San Jose, CA 95124 Phone:(408) 264-4798 Cell:(408) 375-0036 Fax: (530) 309-4105 Email: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Nine years of working experience as a Certified Court Interpreter, PR Officer, Executive Assistant, and Office Manager. ______EDUCATION

MA degree in International Journalism, Department of Armenian Philology and Literature, Yerevan State University- Yerevan, Armenia, (1999)

Junior Achievement certificate in Applied Economics - Yerevan, Armenia (1994)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Krouzian-Zekarian-Vasbouragan Day School—San Francisco, CA (2007 till present) Special Project Coordinator—PR Officer

• Working on KZV’s Process of WASC Accreditation (Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Schools) by preparing the school’s students’ and parents’ demographic profile • Leveraging KZV’s Alumni, creating, and maintaining a Database for Alumni • Collaborating and improving communication with different organizations with other SF ethnic and non-ethnic schools • Corresponding with major donors and contributors of the school and educational institutions for fostering educational purposes • Modernizing the KZV website, print materials, publishing pamphlets and booklets for promoting the school • Enrich KZV’s offerings by organizing various educational and cultural events. Inviting ambassadors, writers, artists, authors, filmmakers to the school • Recruiting new students for KZV by fostering a marketing campaign for the prospective parents

Lionbridge, Washington DC (2003 till present) Certified Court Interpreter

• Interpreting court case hearings in the Immigration and Criminal Courts of San Francisco, California and occasionally other states throughout the United States. Armenian Rugs Society- San Francisco, CA (2002) Office Manager • Organized and planned events and meetings for the Board of Executives • Organized an Exhibition of the Armenian Rugs in the Presidio Herbst International Exhibition Hall • Organized guided tours for visitors • Sales of literature on rugs, rugs and crafts • Cash handling, sales of tickets for admittance to the exhibition • Customer service, customer relations

American University of Armenia- Yerevan, Armenia (1998-2001) Public Relations Officer • Wrote Press-releases for mass media • Ensured timely flow of news items by appraising printed, electronic and digital information relevant to Armenia and AUA • Maintained published data regarding AUA and conducted regular monthly press review and analysis • Designed and organized promotional campaigns to present AUA’s mission, objectives and activities • Organized press conferences, round table discussions and provided publicity on special events • Composed presentations on different facets of AUA Research Centers and Colleges, published AUA newsletter

“Span Consultants” - Netherlands, Utrecht (2000) Executive Assistant • Correspondence for senior consultants • Assistance in project proposal writing • Recruiting of suitable teams for proposals • Organizing workshops, interpreting and translating

Internet Access and Training Program, (IREX) -Yerevan, Armenia (1998) Internet trainer • Consulted on end users applications of the Internet • Monitored the public access site and advised on technical and administrative problems • Assisted the Regional Coordinator in organizing seminars and conferences on new information technology

Newspaper “Aravot”- Yerevan, Armenia (1995-1998) General Assignment reporter PUBLICATIONS • Compiled and edited “A DECADE OF ACHIEVEMENT” book dedicated to AUA’s 10th Anniversary • Wrote 150 articles in “Aravot” and more than 100 articles for National State Radio station • Translated and published more than 50 articles for “3Noor Children’s Institute” • Researched and wrote a report for “Taniq” Human Rights Protection Center • Closely contributed to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia SKILLS

• Fluent in English, Armenian, and Russian • Proficient in Office 2000, Microsoft Project, Quark Express, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Access, QuickBooks Pro.

References are available upon request