VICTORIA ASLANIAN Auctioneer

Victoria Armen Aslanian was born in Yerevan in 1982, immigrating to the U.S. in 1990. She studied Art History in Florence, Italy, and continued her education at UC Berkeley where she received her BA degree. In 2009, she repatriated to Armenia with her two sons to partake in her father’s vision and venture which involved developments in the agricultural, wine & brandy, and tourism sectors. Victoria received the

Best Brand by a Woman Entrepreneur award from the prime minister of Armenia in 2014, and has parlayed the international success of their brand as a platform to promote The Renaissance of Armenian Wine, presenting Armenia’s revived wine legacy at The Council of Europe in Strasbourg in 2013, at The Davos du’Vin, Italy, in 2014 & 2015, at AGBU’s 88th General Assembly “Improving Armenians’ International Standing” in 2015, as a guest lecturer at AUA, “Starting Innovative Wineries in Armenia,” as well as at wine and tourism promotional events in the US, Europe, UK, Canada, Russia, China and Thailand. In 2015, Victoria was among the spokespersons for Teach for Armenia, and an ambassador for AYWA (Armenian Young Women’s Association). Along with team ArmAs, she continues to support the EVN Wine academy, where she taught wine marketing, among other educational programs. She was among the first Female Armenian Role Models named by the Embassy of Sweden, and in 2016 began to participate in the U.S. Embassy’s Women’s Mentoring Program, and was one of the speakers at TEDX Yerevan, with her humorous and engaging speech “BYGN, Breasts Guiding Your Navigation.” In 2017, Victoria was awarded the medal of honor from the prime minister of Armenia for contribution to the agricultural sector in Armenia, and received the “Agro-Product Female Hero” award from the Ministry of Agriculture during the same year.

Victoria completed her Executive MBA at Skolkovo, Russia in April 2018. In 2022, Victoria was featured in Wine Enthusiast Magazine as one of the women changing the Armenian wine industry. She is currently the CEO of both ArmAs Armenia and ArmAs USA.

USA FUNDRAISING

ORRAN (a charity with a 501 ©(3) tax exempt status)

ORRAN USA FUNDRAISING GALA

ORRAN (a charity with a 501 ©(3) tax exempt status)

On behalf of the ArmAs team in Armenia, we would like to congratulate and thank Orran for the sincere and pertinent work that they do for the countless families in need. It is our pleasure to support such a wonderful cause which has both an immediate and long term effect on our country’s socio-economic condition by providing assistance today and hope for the future. Please raise your glass in a toast to Armenia, our children, and our future!

Sincerely,

Victoria Aslanian CEO, Golden Grape ArmAs