St Hagop Armenian Church has been blessed with committed and faithful leaders who have acted as stewards over our church over the years. Meet the people who have served the Lord and our church gladly in the past until today in the profiles below.
Hayley completed two terms on the St. Hagop parish council where she took on the duties of recording secretary. Hayley is originally from Farmington, Connecticut. She has been in Tampa and involved with St. Hagop for many years, serving on Parish Council and acting as ACYOA Juniors Chair. Prior to living in Tampa, Hayley attended…
Suzanna earned her MA degree from Yerevan State Conservatory majoring in Chamber and Opera singing. Also, she’s a graduate of Yerevan State Linguistic University with an MA degree in English and Russian languages and literature. Back in Armenia while being part of Care International she carried out planned monitoring within the operational area of project…
Sarkis is originally from Gyumri, Armenia and is an intellectual property (IP) attorney with extensive experience in IP law, education, and policy development. He earned his Master of Laws in Intellectual Property from the University of New Hampshire and further enriched his expertise through international programs. Professionally, Sarkis has been Vice President of Strategy and…
Bobby was born and raised in Florida and grew up in the St. Hagop community. As a little boy he attended Sunday school and served on the altar, encouraged by the priests who visited and served St. Hagop. When Fr. Hovnan became St. Hagop parish priest, Bobby helped found the St. Hagop chapter and served as…
Mark is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to Clearwater, Florida in 2019. After visiting St. Hagop he changed his plans from moving to southern California, instead feeling called to join the Armenian community at St. Hagop. He works as a Realtor and agent serving the Pinellas County and Tampa Bay Area. After the 2020…
Sason Hagop Demirjian was born in Sasoun, Turkey. He graduated the Armenian Seminary of Jerusalem as an archdeacon. In 1979, he came to the U.S. to attend college and started working in the security industry. In 1987, he started his own business Sason Security Inc. in New York. There he served as parish council member…
Arsen is originally from Gyumri, Armenia. Since 2015 he has lived in Tampa and has been a part of the St. Hagop community along with his wife Varduhi and two daughters Tatev & Ellen. Arsen has a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College. Arsen works as a General Contractor for…