Houshamadyan's Team
Our Association was formally registered in Berlin, Germany and has been operating since 2010. The Association’s directors are:
Chairperson Secretary Treasurer
Elke Hartmann Meliné Pehlivanian Oliver Neehus<link typo3>
Editorial Team

Historian. His ancestors are from Sis, Ourfa and Sivas/Sepasdia. Born in Lebanon he earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris.

Berlin. Historian & Islamic Studies scholar specializing in Ottoman history, with ancestors from Jerusalem, Marash & the Saarland (Germany). She earned her PhD from Free Uni. Berlin. She is the head of the Institute for Ottoman Studies and Turkology at Free University of Berlin.

She is a visual artist. Her ancestors come from Ayntab, Marash and Sepasdia. With focus on a multidisciplinary artistic practice combining history, art, design and multimedia tools, her work has been exhibited worldwide and awarded with international scholarships. She is the artistic director of the Houshamadyan website.

Brussels. Born in Lebanon. With ancestors from Zeitun and Malatya. She received MA in Literature and Interdisciplinary Music & Culture Studies from Beirut and London respectively. Currently works as an editor, associate art director, cultural coordinator and is responsible for Houshamadyan's Open Digital Archive and School Collaboration Project.





Houshamadyan Educational Association, USA
Houshamadyan is officially registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit association in the United States! Our branch in the United States is called the Houshamadyan Educational Association.
The Houshamadyan Educational Association's team members are:
Ani Boghikian Kasparian - Chairperson
Ed Bedikian - Treasurer
Alice Nigoghosian- Secretary
Michelle Andonian- Advisor
Ed Haroutunian - Advisor
Lara Nercessian - Advisor
Turkish translators




English translators



Boston
Born in Ainjar, Lebanon, with ancestors from Musa Dagh & Kayseri. Has a degree in Middle East languages & cultures from Columbia University. An editor (& translator) for 3 decades.
Armenian translators


Copyeditor of Armenian articles: Kevork Yazedjian.
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Special project collaborators


Special thanks to:
Ara Stepan Melkonian, Roubina Margossian, and Dikran Der-Voğormyacıyan for translation contributions, Juan Manuel Moreno (Spain), Juliette Inigo (France) Ylenia Wagner Granda (Spain) and Karin león Henneberg (Venezuela) for website design and artistic contributions.
International Advisory Board
To see the full list of Houshamadyan's international advisory board members please click HERE.