SOAR - Atlanta Chapter
Atlanta joined the SOAR family in April 2012. The Armenian community of Atlanta began to take root in the early 1950s with the arrival of second and third generation Armenian Americans looking for new opportunities, primarily as rug merchants. The nucleus of the community was formed later on when a few Armenian students from overseas arrived at local colleges and some employees of national companies transferred to Atlanta. The real growth began when newcomers fleeing the civil war in Lebanon and the Islamic revolution in Iran settled in Atlanta. Later, in the 1990s, several Armenian families from the Republic of Armenia were added to the mix. Today there are close to five hundred families living in the Metropolitan Atlanta area that support two Armenian churches and a cultural association.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Ginny Kevorkian
President
Ginny relocated to the Atlanta area joining Emory Healthcare Network three years ago. Continuing her career as a market research professional in the healthcare industry. Prior to the southeast, Ginny worked in healthcare systems in northern Indiana and the bay area in California. Ginny has found serving as a volunteer for the Insights Association (formerly the Market Research Association) over the past ten years to be very fulfilling. Ginny has been extensively involved at both the local chapter and national levels currently serving as advisor to the board for the Great Lakes Chapter. Ginny has an MBA from Thunderbird in Glendale Arizona and a double BA in Spanish and Comparative Literature from Purdue University.
Ginny is the mother of 24-year-old twins: Anna Kevorkian Harris of Arlington Virginia and Gregory Kevorkian Harris of Idyllwild, California. When she is able to find spare time, Ginny likes to make soap, lotions, jewelry, knit, and maybe binge a Spanish language series on Netflix. She lives in Decatur with her rescue dog, Stevie. Ginny has served on the Atlanta Chapter SOAR board for two years and is very humbled and honored to serve as its president.
Haig H. Kazazian III
Treasurer
Haig Kazazian directs the Bank’s treasury functions including balance sheet management, funding, liquidity, and investments. Kazazian joined the Bank in 1992 as a credit analyst and earned promotions to Manager of National Accounts and Product Development in 2001, Manager of National Accounts and Capital Markets Trading in 2009, and Manager of Treasury Analysis and National Accounts Sales and Trading in 2011. Kazazian earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics and a Master of Business Administration from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. Kazazian was an M.B.A. Fellowship recipient and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.