Leadership

Byuzand Yeremyan was born in 1983 in Yerevan Armenia. He graduated from Samvel Gevorgyan high school and attended The Armenian Institute of Civil Engineering before moving to United State . Byuzand is happily married to his high school sweetheart Anahit. They have three kids together, daughter Ani who shares a love of history just like her father, sons Alex and Davit. Currently Byuzand holds position as a Vice President of Diverse Segment Group of U.S. Bank and has been with the bank since June of 2006.

Byuzand is currently attending Pacific Cost Graduate School for Banking for his graduate degree. Byuzand believes in giving back to community and helping others, he has been involved with other organizations and his board services include Treasurer of Lone Tree Art Center Fund and he currently serves as President of U.S. Bank Development Network.

Byuzand’s passion always have been Armenian history, Armenian culture and of course food.

Email: byuzand.yeremyan@armeniansofcolorado.org

Sona Hedeshian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved to USA in 1986.  Sona has a B.A. in Sociology / Early Childhood Education and a Master’s degree in Social Work from University of Denver. Sona worked as a social worker and community organizer for the Armenian Relief Society in Beirut and as a child protective caseworker for Social Services in Denver. She is also a Graduate of Real Estate Institute and a realtor since 2005. When Sona and her family moved to Colorado in 1991, she became an active member of the Armenians of Colorado, Inc. and over a period of 25 years served on the AOC board for several terms.  In her spare time, Sona loves to enjoy the Colorado outdoors.

Email: sona.hedeshian@armeniansofcolorado.org

Narek Poghosyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1982. Narek graduated Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas in 2004 majoring in bassoon teaching and performance. Narek’s passion for music led him to start his career as an artist, playing bassoon in Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet from 2005 to 2010. Narek had the honor of serving in Armenian military from 2004 to 2006. Narek is happily married to Ruzanna Avetisyan and has 2 lovely daughters, Zhanna and Ani . Narek and his family moved to Colorado in 2010, and have been actively involved in the Armenian community ever since. Narek is currently a personal banking specialist at US Bank.

Email: narek.poghosyan@armeniansofcolorado.org

Tatevik Madoyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. She has her undergraduate degree in Journalism/ Mass Media and then received her Master’s in Business and Administration (MBA) in 2008.  Tatevik has worked in various Human Resources management positions in CU Boulder. Currently she is actively involved in the Armenian community and helping her husband with their local business. Tatevik lives in Erie, Colorado with her family and enjoys traveling, reading, spending time with her family and friends.

Email: tatevik.madoyan@armeniansofcolorado.org

Shoghig Vayedjian was born in Beirut, Lebanon and moved to the States in 1998. She has graduated from MEU with an associates degree in Computer Science. She has been an assistant manager for the Apple dealership and an accountant consultant for a chain athletic store in Beirut. Currently she is a housewife, married to her high school sweetheart, Koko Vayedjian and has two wonderful two sons, Anton and Leon. Her hobbies are reading, movies, music and cooking. She has always enjoyed volunteering at her kids’ school and at Armenian functions. Through her involvement with AOC, she hopes to instill Armenian cultural values in her kids.

 Email: shoghig.vayedjian@armeniansofcolorado.org

Karnig Arabian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, where he grew up with his parents and two brothers. In 1986 Karnig immigrated to Canada where he lived until 1998. During this period he attended the University of Ottawa where he graduated with an Accounting and Finance degree. He subsequently got his CMA and CPA designations. In 1998 Karnig moved to the United States where he lived in Florida, New York and Chicago. In 2016 he moved to Boulder, CO with his wife Sarah and their three children Kaiyane, Raffi and Kami. Karnig now works as a software consultant specializing in Financial systems. He is an avid runner and cyclist and a lifelong lover of soccer, the beautiful game. When he is not working or coaching his son’s soccer team, Karnig is likely to be found running the trails around Boulder, cycling the mountain roads, hiking or skiing with his family.

Email: karnig.arabian@armeniansofcolorado.com

Christian was born in los angels , CA in 1986. In 1995 Christian and his family moved to Colorado where he has made Denver his home ever since .
Christian’s back ground in Internarional business afforded him the opportunity in establishing a career in real estate and finance.
Growing up as a proud French-Armenian, Christian’s passion for the Armenian culture grew over the years as he joined Homenetmen Sports league at a young age and other Armenian events. As he grew older he believed he needed to help build and promote the Armenian community and culture. Following in his parents footsteps, Jean-Pierre & Caroline Younit long time AOC board member/Volunteer , decided to join AOC in 2020

Email: Christian.younit@armeniansofcolorado.org

Narek Sargsyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. He did his undergraduate degree in Business Administration( Major: Accounting) at American university of Armenia. Narek is a graduate of Colorado State University as well. He did his Master’s degree in Finance. Narek Founded school transportation company in Armenia and worked in various accounting, financial and insurance positions. Currently he is living in Denver, Colorado and is working at Fidelity Investments as a financial representative. He is very passionate what he is doing and very enthusiastic about uniting Armenian community. Narek is serving in the board of Armenians of Colorado Inc. from 2020. He enjoys spending time with friends and family.

Email: narek.sargsyan@armeniansofcolorado.org