Honored Alumnus Aaron Sherinian will speak to students and faculty on Thursday at 11:00 in B92. Aaron is a dynamic
and engaging speaker and we think he has important things to say to our students.
Aaron Sherinian serves as the Vice
President of Communications and Public Relations at the United Nations
Foundation. He leads the Foundation’s public relations efforts, media
relationships, strategic outreach, and online
presence.
Before joining the UN Foundation,
Aaron Sherinian served as Managing Director of Public Affairs for the
Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. government development
assistance agency administering poverty reduction grants
totaling over $7 billion in 40 partner countries. In this capacity, he
oversaw the agency’s strategic communications portfolio, media
relationships, and public relations agenda.
His professional background includes a
decade of service as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department
of State. Before returning to Washington, he was Press Attaché at the
U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, where he
was responsible for Embassy relations with media outlets and acted as
the Ambassador’s communications advisor.