$Kaitzak Kaitzak

About


What is Kaitzak?

Kaitzak is the first global platform inspired by the pillars of positive psychology which is dedicated to building a healthy diaspora. 

We believe in celebrating and bringing to the forefront shared heritage and empowering individuals to make meaningful contributions to their communities by focusing on strengths and highlighting future-focused narratives of resilience and agency.

Through storytelling, education, connection, and collaboration, Kaitzak helps build a stronger, more vibrant future for our diaspora communities globally and provides a platform to bring these communities together. Kaitzak has received a number of grants, including from the MAPP Alumni Association at the University of Pennsylvania. Funding will be used to enhance and educate community leadership, and create shared spaces for storytelling, mutual learning, and community building.


Governance

Kaitzak is a registered company under the Corporations Act 2001 and
is taken to be registered in Victoria Australia. The company is limited by guarantee. The company is a public company. Kaitzak Limited ABN: 11 684 926 592 ACN: 684 926 592.

Kaitzak recognises its responsibility to maintain corporate governance practices that are robust, accountable, comply with all relevant law and applicable regulations, and are of a standard that meets the expectations of its stakeholders.

Kaitzak is located at Level 2 UL40, Suite 722/1341 Dandenong Rd Chadstone VIC 3148


Directors & Executive

Kaitzak is governed by a Board of Directors. All Directors volunteer their time, and receive no remuneration for serving on the board.


André V-Boghossian
André V-Boghossian
Founder & Director
André is Kaitzak’s founder, a member of the executive board, and a registered architect in Australia. His international experience, including his...
Mariam Vahradyan
Mariam Vahradyan
Co-Founder, Director
Mariam is Kaitzak’s co-founder and a member of the executive board. She holds a Master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University...
Elizabeth Yeghykian
Elizabeth Yeghykian
Director
Elizabeth is a retired pharmacist who completed her degree in pharmacy at the Free University of Berlin, West Germany in 1985. She has worked as a...

Advisory Board

Vartan Gulbenkian
Vartan Gulbenkian
Ex-Executive General Manager
Vartan is an economist, management consultant and former executive at one of Australia’s largest corporations, ranking in the ASX top 50 at the...
Berdj Tchakerian
Berdj Tchakerian
Retired Federal Prosecutor, Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
Berdj is a retired criminal lawyer who worked exclusively as a Federal prosecutor in Melbourne, Australia. He has significantly contributed to his...
Peter Kaplandjian
Peter Kaplandjian
Founder & CEO, Kapital Refrigeration
Peter is a business owner and entrepreneur who has made significant contributions to Victoria based community organisations, with his family having...

Contributors

Sarah Stites
Sarah Stites
Director of Ayo!
Sarah Stites is the director of Fund for Armenian Relief’s Ayo! crowdfunding platform. Through Ayo!, young Armenians around the world have the...
Suren Zaqaryan
Suren Zaqaryan
Linguist, Co-chair of the Youth Wing of the Minsk City Cultural & Educational Society
Suren is an active representative of the Armenian diaspora in Minsk, a linguist, and an interpreter. He is a participant in the Armenian state...
Roupen Minassian
Roupen Minassian
Machine Learning Engineer
Roupen Minassian is a machine learning engineer currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Information Technology at the University of New South Wales...
Mari Vardanyan
Mari Vardanyan
U Thant Scholar, Model UN Secretary General
Mari Vardanyan is a high school junior at the United Nations International School in New York City and a recipient of the U Thant Award for...