BIO:
Personal Profile:
Nvard Melkonyan
Education
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Associate Professor of the School of Social Work and Social Technologies, YSU
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Head of the "Public Relations" Bachelor's and Master's Programs, Head of the "Strategic Communications" Master's Program, Department of Sociology, YSU
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Authored more than 40 scientific articles and 5 professional training manuals
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A leading expert consultant with extensive experience in all aspects of strategic communications, public relations and mass media
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Relationship and crisis communication, reputation management, political engagement and brand-communication strategy
Career
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Head of Public Relations Department, Yerevan State University.
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Member of IPRA (International PR Association).
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Armenian Association of Social Workers (AASW) board member.
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Member of APRA (Armenian PR Association).
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SPRING PR Company, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board.
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Postgraduate Studies in Political PR and Image Creation at Yerevan State University (YSU) in collaboration with the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
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Conducted training on Media Relations for the American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Corporate PR for the Business Development Group, and Business Image for the Children of Armenia Fund.
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Led courses on Public Speaking, Presentation Skills, and Public & Media Relations for Caritas-Armenia.
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Delivered specialized training on "Issues of Children in Conflict with the Law in the Media" for OSCE, along with many other training programs.