Board of Directors, Interns & Fellows
Association for Trauma Outreach & Prevention (ATOP)
Officers, Board of Advisors, UN Representatives, Interns & Volunteers 2024
Board of Directors
- Founder & President: Dr. Ani Kalayjian
- Vice President: Andrew Dolinar, M.A.
- Senior Adviser: Johnanne Winchester
- Research Adviser: Loren Toussaint, Ph.D.
- Treasurer: Upuli Ranaweera, M.B.A.
- Intern Coordinator: Annika Jawanda, B.S.
Board of Advisors
- Stace Wills, The Strongest Oak Foundation, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Aurel Mocanu, Str. Scarlat Varnav, Romania
- Dr. Anthony Marsella, Professor, University of Hawaii, Hawaii
- Dr. Beth Hedva, Calgary, Canada
- Dr. Grace Feuerverger, Toronto, Canada
- Dr. Arman Vardanyan, M.D., Mental Health Foundation, Armenia
- Dr. Brigitte Khouri, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Dr. Evelin Lindner, Humiliation Studies, Teachers College
- Dr. Alma Polo, Iberoamericana University, Mexico City, M.X.
- David Shapiro, M.A., Founding President of Alliance for PTSD Recovery
- Grant J. Rich, Ph.D.
- Dan Moody, Global Peace Partners, Virginia, V.A.
- Loren Toussaint, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, IA 52101
- Johnanne Winchester, United Nations Communications Committee
Coordinators
- United Nations Coordinator: Dr. Kalayjian
- Ombudsperson: Natalia Maria Tomassini, M.Ed., L.D.T.C.
Other Departments
- Social Media Committee: Ani Minasian
- Outreach Coordinator: —
- Listserve: Narod Taslakdjian
- Administrator: David Kryzhanovskiy
- Website: Ani Minasian
ATOP Meaningfulworld Fellows
- Sowmya Kshtriya, M.S., A.B.D. (Past Fellow)
- Paulina Sipilian, M.S. (Past Fellow)
Interns at United Nations
- Education Coordinator: Nairy Bzdigian, B.A.
- Support Group Facilitator: Ryna (Karine) Arshakyan, B.A.
ATOP Meaningfulworld Volunteers
- Mary Ryan Garcia
- Silya Koroglu
- Lisa Schiller
- Harry Milian
- David Dawud
Dr. Ani Kalayjian
Dr. Kalayjian, Founder & President of the Association for Trauma Outreach & Prevention, Meaningfulworld, is a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University with Masters and Doctoral Degrees, and Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from LIU. Currently, she is a Graduate Adj. Psychology faculty in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College Mind-Body- Spirit Dept., and in Private Integrative Healing Practice.She has been consulting at UN since 1988 as representative of a variety of organizations, currently representing ATOP Meaningfulworld, and ACRPC. She has been the Vice President of UN NGO DPI Executive Committee, Treasurer of the Human Rights Committee, Corresponding Secretary, & Currently Vice Chair of the Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns, Chair of Annual DPI NGO Conf. and organized 4-6 annual conferences at the UN on Prevention of Genocide, Mind-body-eco- spirit health, engendering inner peace and forgiveness, & dignity for all.