Samuel Hagop Chakmakjian is a born-and-raised member of the Greater Boston Armenian community who teaches Armenian at St. Stephen’s Armenian Saturday School and sings in the choir at St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church. He is a graduate of Brandeis University where he studied Linguistics and French/Francophone Studies. Most days, Chakmakjian can be found at at the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center in Watertown at various community organization meetings after work. He is an avid reader, rower and runner.