SOAR - Tampa Bay Chapter
Tampa Bay joined the SOAR family in December 2019. Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and shallow estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico on the west-central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay. The chapter encompasses the cities of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Suzanna Hovhannisian
President
Suzanna Hovhannisian is a graduate of Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov in Armenia with MA degree majoring in English and Russian languages and literature. She’s also gotten her MA degree from Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas majoring in chamber and opera singing.
While being part of Care International she carried out planned monitoring within the operational area of project activities targeting the infants and families in poverty.
Suzanna also worked as an Education Program Assistant at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Armenia establishing Parent Teacher Associations at schools and conducting school renovation assessments in the regions.
Currently, Suzanna resides in Clearwater, Florida teaching in Pinellas County schools and working as a Real Estate Consultant helping families in Tampa Bay area to find homes of their dreams.
She’s also teaching music and directing the children’s choir at St. Hagop Armenian church.