Board of Directors

Salpy Akaragian, RN-BC, MN, FIAN- President

Akira Ishiyama, M.D. - Vice President

Avo Avetisyan - Vice President

Victoria Tatloyan - Treasurer

Liana Shahijani, RN, MSN, NP - Secretary

Adrineh Poulatian - Corresponding Secretary

Alina Derovanessian, PMP, MBA - Chair, Public Relations Committee

Judy Deutch - Chair, Fund Development-Grants

Jacklin Boyadjian - Chair, Event Planning Committee

Past Presidents

Garni Barkhoudarian, M.D. - President
Sam Madikians (2004-08) - Founding Member

General Members

Karen Chorbajian, Esq. Anna Dermanchyan, RN Minas Fournouzian Arpi Hindoyan Sona Hovsepian Monica Karamian, RN Chris Kocharian Armond Kotikian, MD Margaret Lalikian

Zarmine Naccashian, RN, Ph.D Hasmik Nalband Kristine Oganian, RN Arpine Oganyan Narine Oganyan Benissa Salem, RN, MSN, CNL Nancy Salem, RN, MSN, CNL Shant Shekherdimian, MD, MPH

American Team

The following medical team members are from Ronal Reagan UCLA Medical Center
and have participated in a medical mission for the cochlear implant project in Armenia.

Akira Ishiyama, M.D.
Professor, Ear, Nose & Throat / Ear Surgeon

Salpy Akaragian, RN-BC, MN, FIAN
Administrative Nurse

Don Kawachi
Stryker (contract with UCLA)

Alison M. Grimes, AuD, BC
Manager, Audiology / Assistant Clinical Professor / Head and Neck Surgery

Jordan Miller, MD
Associate Professor / Anesthesiology

Diane Sennott, RN
Operating Room

Denise Hawking, MD
Anesthesiology

Many Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center professionals continue to support the project.

Armenian Team

Harutyun Kushkyan, MD, Ph.D.
Minister of Health
Advisor

Nara Mamikonyan (Kushkyan), MD
Director CI project in Armenia, Erebouni & Nairi Medical Centers

Arthur Shukuryan, M.D., Ph.D.
Advisor

Vigen Bakhshinyan, - M.D., Ph.D (c) -
Former Resident, ENT

Sarkis Gabrielyan, MD
Anesthesiologist, Erebouni Medical Center

Armineh Martirosyan, MD
Audiologist, Erebouni Medical Center

Inessa Haroutunyan
Speech Therapist for CI, Erebouni Medical Center

Zoya Ghazaryan, RN
Operating room, Erebouni Medical Center

Manoush Ohanayan, RN
Operating room, Erebouni Medical Center