PRESS OFFICE
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Contact: Chris Zakian
Tel: (212) 686-0710; Fax: (212) 779-3558
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.armenianchurch-ed.net
October 13, 2014
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EASTERN DIOCESE HIRES JACOB H. YAHIAYAN AS NEW DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATION
The Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) is pleased to
announce that it has hired a new Director of Administration, who will
function as the chief administrative officer of the Diocesan Center in
New York City, its affiliated parishes and organizations.
Mr. Jacob H. Yahiayan has accepted the position effective immediately.
An official announcement from Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, the
Primate, and the Diocesan Council was broadcast to the leadership of
the Eastern Diocese on October 9.
Mr. Yahiayan will bring his leadership experience in international
finance and on the boards of major universities and cultural
institutions to the management of the Diocese. Immediately prior to
taking on the position of Diocesan Director of Administration, he was
a managing member of Continental Advisory Services, LLC, a New York
State-based family office.
During his 25-year career in international banking, Mr. Yahiayan has
lived in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Born in Lebanon and raised
in the U.S., Mr. Yahiayan received his Bachelor's degree from New York
University, and holds graduate degrees in Business Administration,
International Management, and Education from New York Institute of
Technology, the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires
(INSEAD) in France, and CUNY Brooklyn College, respectively.
Throughout his career, Mr.Yahiayan has had a strong interest in
education and institutions of higher learning. He has served on the
Dean's Advisory Boards at NYU's College of Arts and Sciences, the
Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and the Lebanese American
University (LAU), and was previously Trustee at the Brooklyn
Conservatory of Music. Mr. Yahiayan is currently an Executive Council
Member at NYIT's School of Management. To these roles he brings his
personal perspective as an educator who has taught in universities in
Europe and the Middle East.
Prior to embarking on his international career, Mr. Yahiayan enjoyed a
long personal relationship with the Diocese and St. Vartan Armenian
Cathedral, were he was married and where his two children were
baptized. He also has a strong family connection to the Diocese
through his wife, the former Sylva Svajian, daughter of the late
Dr. Stepan and the late Dr. Pergrouhi Svajian - both pillars of the
Armenian Church in America throughout their generation.
`We are confident that Jacob H. Yahiayan will bring a broad vision,
professional management style, and a strong commitment to quality to
his new role as Diocesan Director of Administration,' said Archbishop
Khajag Barsamian, the Diocesan Primate. `We are eager to welcome his
enthusiastic, energetic, and warm personality into the fold of the
Diocesan Center.'
`I am delighted to have become a part of this organization,' said Mr.
Yahiayan. `The Eastern Diocese has a solid record of achievement
behind it, and I'm eager to add my own perspective and vision, to help
guide it to the next level.'
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Photo attached.
Mr. Jacob H. Yahiayan has been hired by the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America (Eastern) as its new Director of Administration. As
such, he will function as the chief administrative officer of the
Diocesan Center in New York City, its affiliated parishes and
organizations. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, the Primate, broadcast the
official announcement on October 9, 2014.
From: Baghdasarian
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Contact: Chris Zakian
Tel: (212) 686-0710; Fax: (212) 779-3558
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.armenianchurch-ed.net
October 13, 2014
____________________
EASTERN DIOCESE HIRES JACOB H. YAHIAYAN AS NEW DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATION
The Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) is pleased to
announce that it has hired a new Director of Administration, who will
function as the chief administrative officer of the Diocesan Center in
New York City, its affiliated parishes and organizations.
Mr. Jacob H. Yahiayan has accepted the position effective immediately.
An official announcement from Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, the
Primate, and the Diocesan Council was broadcast to the leadership of
the Eastern Diocese on October 9.
Mr. Yahiayan will bring his leadership experience in international
finance and on the boards of major universities and cultural
institutions to the management of the Diocese. Immediately prior to
taking on the position of Diocesan Director of Administration, he was
a managing member of Continental Advisory Services, LLC, a New York
State-based family office.
During his 25-year career in international banking, Mr. Yahiayan has
lived in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Born in Lebanon and raised
in the U.S., Mr. Yahiayan received his Bachelor's degree from New York
University, and holds graduate degrees in Business Administration,
International Management, and Education from New York Institute of
Technology, the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires
(INSEAD) in France, and CUNY Brooklyn College, respectively.
Throughout his career, Mr.Yahiayan has had a strong interest in
education and institutions of higher learning. He has served on the
Dean's Advisory Boards at NYU's College of Arts and Sciences, the
Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and the Lebanese American
University (LAU), and was previously Trustee at the Brooklyn
Conservatory of Music. Mr. Yahiayan is currently an Executive Council
Member at NYIT's School of Management. To these roles he brings his
personal perspective as an educator who has taught in universities in
Europe and the Middle East.
Prior to embarking on his international career, Mr. Yahiayan enjoyed a
long personal relationship with the Diocese and St. Vartan Armenian
Cathedral, were he was married and where his two children were
baptized. He also has a strong family connection to the Diocese
through his wife, the former Sylva Svajian, daughter of the late
Dr. Stepan and the late Dr. Pergrouhi Svajian - both pillars of the
Armenian Church in America throughout their generation.
`We are confident that Jacob H. Yahiayan will bring a broad vision,
professional management style, and a strong commitment to quality to
his new role as Diocesan Director of Administration,' said Archbishop
Khajag Barsamian, the Diocesan Primate. `We are eager to welcome his
enthusiastic, energetic, and warm personality into the fold of the
Diocesan Center.'
`I am delighted to have become a part of this organization,' said Mr.
Yahiayan. `The Eastern Diocese has a solid record of achievement
behind it, and I'm eager to add my own perspective and vision, to help
guide it to the next level.'
###
Photo attached.
Mr. Jacob H. Yahiayan has been hired by the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America (Eastern) as its new Director of Administration. As
such, he will function as the chief administrative officer of the
Diocesan Center in New York City, its affiliated parishes and
organizations. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, the Primate, broadcast the
official announcement on October 9, 2014.
From: Baghdasarian