Seda leads APRI Armenia’s development (fundraising) strategy and closely works with key individual and institutional partners to advance the organization’s research and policy mission – shift Armenia’s trajectory toward a more stable, sustainable, and democratic future.

Seda brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, fundraising strategy and execution, and international development, with a professional background spanning U.S.-based and international organizations. She holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential and is actively engaged with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) as part of her commitment to continuous professional development and ethical fundraising practice.

She holds two Master’s degrees, one in Social Work from Yerevan State University and another in Philanthropic Studies from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.