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    Armenian National Committee of America
    1711 N Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20036
    Tel. (202) 775-1918
    Fax. (202) 775-5648
    [email protected]
    Internet www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    May 6, 2010
    Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
    Tel: (202) 775-1918

    ANCA CAPITAL GATEWAY PROGRAM EXPANDS MENTORSHIP AND CAREER GUIDANCE
    RESOURCES


    -- CGP Advisory Committee Leads Job Search Seminars; Professional
    Networking Opportunities for Innovative Program

    WASHINGTON, DC - Increasing individual mentorship opportunities and
    providing a broader range of job search resources have been top
    priorities for the recently established Armenian National Committee
    of America (ANCA) Capital Gateway Program Advisory Committee,
    working with program fellows to advance their career goals in
    Washington, DC's government and public policy sector.

    Capital Gateway Program (ANCA CGP) Alumni Mike Gedjeyan, Dan
    Stepanian-Bennett, Yelena Allakhverdov and Arbi Vartan worked with
    Program Director Raffi Karakashian in developing the highly
    personalized mentorship program for CGP fellows, pairing up the
    individuals with young professionals active in their public policy
    fields of interest. The CGP Advisory Committee has already
    implemented a targeted lecture series on enhancing job search
    skills for program participants, with special focus on improving
    cover letter and resume writing skills, interview techniques,
    maximizing networking opportunities and a specialized self-
    awareness workshop to help identify career interests.

    Now in its seventh consecutive year, the Gateway Program helps
    applicants attain exciting internships and challenging full-time
    public policy jobs in the nation's capital. Qualified applicants,
    once accepted, are provided three months of free housing in
    downtown Washington, DC, job search training and assistance, the
    full use of ANCA facilities, and extensive staff support. To date,
    over seventy fellows have gone through the program and secured
    positions in dozens of Congressional offices, as well as esteemed
    media and political institutions such as Congressional Quarterly,
    the US Chamber of Commerce, Export-Import Bank (EXIM), SRCP Media
    and the World Bank.

    "We are thrilled to have the expert assistance of our Capital
    Gateway Program alumni - Mike, Dan, Yelena and Arbi - in
    spearheading this Advisory Committee and the generous support of
    all our local Armenian American professionals in assisting our
    program fellows to explore public policy careers here in
    Washington," said Program Director Raffi Karakashian. "Their
    insights and commitment to sharing their personal experiences and
    advice with our program participants are a key component to the
    expansion and success of this program."

    The ANCA Capital Gateway Program currently includes the
    participation of six recent university graduates from across the
    U.S. including fellows Avak Kahramanian and Nareg Sagherian from
    Michigan; Alex Der Alexanian and Vana Kouyoumji from California;
    Aren Ghazarian, from Massachusetts and Chelsea Bissell from
    Montana. Each has worked with Karakashian to secure internships on
    Capitol Hill or at local public policy venues as they pursue their
    job search goals.

    "As a program alumnus, it has been great working with the CGP
    fellows and expanding key components of this ground-breaking effort
    to help young Armenian Americans get started in their public policy
    careers," said Advisory Committee leader Gedjeyan. "Starting out
    fresh out of college, in a new city and a tough economy is never
    easy. That's why the active assistance of Armenian American
    professionals is so essential to provide the first-hand insights
    and open the critical doors necessary for launching new careers."
    Vartan concurred, noting that "One of the most difficult parts of
    starting a career in Washington, DC is getting one's foot in the
    door. Not only does the Capital Gateway Program do this, but it
    also provides strategic tools and individually-tailored guidance
    that each fellow can then leverage to find their ideal career. If
    you are a young professional considering a job in Washington, DC,
    this Program was made for you."

    Established through a generous donation from the Cafesjian Family
    Foundation, the Capital Gateway Program, over the years, has
    benefited tremendously from the generosity of donors committed to
    creating public service opportunities for young Armenian Americans.
    The leading financial contributor to the Program has been the
    family of Hovig Apo Saghdejian, a 23-year old youth leader and
    community activist from Fresno, California, who lost his life in
    2004 in a tragic car accident. His family established the Hovig Apo
    Saghdejian Memorial Fund in his memory. Substantial support has
    also been provided by longtime ANCA benefactors Mr. and Mrs. Frank
    and Barbara Hekimian and the Armenian American Veterans Post of
    Milford, Massachusetts (AAVO).

    Applications for the Capital Gateway Program are reviewed on a
    rolling basis. Opportunities are currently available for Fall,
    2010. For more information about the Capital Gateway Program or to
    apply, contact Program Director Raffi Karakashian at (202) 775-1918
    or [email protected].

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