GLENDALE, CA — Educator, researcher, and community advocate Dr. Edit Khachatryan announced today that she is running for Glendale Community College Board of Trustees Area 2, outlining a vision focused on student success, strong academic pathways, and collaborative governance.
“Community colleges are one of California’s most powerful pathways to opportunity,” Khachatryan said. “GCC serves students who are starting college, changing careers, or returning to school to build new skills. I’m running to help ensure the promise of community college matches the reality students, faculty, and staff experience every day.”
Born in Armenia, Dr. Khachatryan immigrated to Glendale at age nine and attended local public schools. She began her career as a high school teacher in Los Angeles and Glendale, teaching history, government, and economics. She later served as a Teaching Ambassador Fellow at the U.S. Department of Education, earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University, and spent a decade working nationally to improve outcomes for students through research and systems improvement. Dr. Khachatryan is also the founder of Sovoroom, an education consulting firm, and a parent of two children attending the GCC Child Development Center lab school.
As a trustee, Dr. Khachatryan will focus on strengthening transfer and career pathways, supporting the whole student, ensuring high-quality learning in every setting, investing in educators and staff, and promoting transparency and shared decision-making. She believes GCC has the potential to be a national model for student-centered, forward-looking education.
Dr. Khachatryan enters the race with the support and endorsement of four current members of the Glendale Community College Board of Trustees: Dr. Sevan Benlian, Dr. Armine Hacopian, Yvette Vartanian Davis, and Ann Ransford.
For more information about Edit Khachatryan’s campaign, visit edit4GCC.com.
