Team
Gregory Jundanian
Gregory Jundanian grew up in Whitinsville, and is a second generation Armenian whose ancestors immigrated to the United States from the villages of Parchanj and Arapkir, both of the Kharpert region of ancient Armenia, now central Turkey. He is a photographer with a focus on identity and community, and is actively involved as one of the founders in Three Squares New England, a hunger relief non-profit serving greater Boston.
Jeff Kalousdian
Jeff Kalousdian grew up in Whitinsville as a child within the tight-knit Armenian neighborhoods of New Village and recently returned to his home town from Rhode Island five years ago. He was active in the Whitinsville Rosdom Chapter of the Armenian Youth Federation as a teenager and more recently, has visited Armenia twenty times. His grandfather, Yesayee (Epkimizian) Kalousdian established roots in Whitinsville in 1914.
Lisa Misakian
Lisa Misakian’s Whitinsville roots stretch back to the late 19th century when her paternal grandfather first arrived from Parchanj, Kharpert. Other grandparents followed from Khultik, Bitlis, and from Sivas and Yarasar in Sepastia. Lisa’s parents were born in Whitinsville in the 1920’s, part of the first generation of Armenian Americans born to genocide survivors in town. Although the family relocated to Connecticut in 1973, Whitinsville remained close to their hearts. Lisa is retired from a long career of guiding human resources strategies for globally operating nonprofits.