NAASR Chairman announces retirement of respected Executive Director

BELMONT, Mass.—Yervant Chekijian, the chairman of the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) has announced that executive director Sarah Ignatius is retiring this year, now that she is turning 70. Ignatius has served as executive director since January 2016, as NAASR’s first full-time person in this role. NAASR has opened a search for a new candidate to fill the position.