About us
Serda Ozbenian joined Armenian Environmental Network (AEN) at the launch event in 2007 and has been serving as the Executive Director ever since.Serda is a researcher with 11 years' experience working on various environmental and social projects, internationally and domestically. She resides in Maryland but frequently visits and works in Armenia in different capacities. Serda has been involved in various other projects outside of AEN in Armenia. In 2010, Serda visited Armenia for the first time as a Birthright Armenia volunteer, volunteering with the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets. In 2012, as part of her graduate work, Serda conducted the first comprehensive survey of attitudes toward and conflicts with wolves and bears in rural villages in Armenia. She is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship for which she conducted sign surveys of wolves and bears in Armenia in 2014/15. Serda holds an MS in Environmental Science and Policy from George Mason University. She currently works full-time managing conservation programs for a nonprofit in Virginia.
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