Larisa Virginia Hovannisian ( hy, Լարիսա Վիրջինիա Հովհաննիսյան; born 21 October 1988) is an Armenian-American social entrepreneur and founder of Teach For Armenia.

Education

Hovannisian is a graduate of

St. Norbert College St. Norbert College (SNC) is a private Norbertine liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the co ...

, a liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin and Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

Career

In 2013, Hovannisian founded Teach For Armenia, a social impact organization with a mission to catalyze a movement of impact-driven leaders expanding educational opportunity to all children in Armenia. Teach For Armenia is the 36th partner of Teach For All, a global education network dedicated to expanding educational opportunities in countries around the world.

Music

In 2015 Hovannisian recorded an Armenian lullaby, "Ari Im Sokhag", with Serj Tankian, the lead vocalist of Grammy Award winning rock band System of A Down. The song became the soundtrack of the film ''

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'', a psychological thriller about the Armenian genocide. Larisa tedx

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hovannisian, Larisa 1988 births Living people American people of Armenian descent People from Yerevan Armenian people of American descent Armenian people of Irish descent Teach For America alumni