The New Reality: A Test of our Values | UWC Dilijan and COVID-19

Gabriel Abad Fernandez

UWC Dilijan Head

Gabriel is a graduate of the Malaga University. Before UWC Dilijan, he worked at UWC South East Asia. In 2011 he moved to UWCSEA's East Campus as the founding Director of Boarding. After 16 years at UWC South East Asia, Gabriel has moved to Armenia to join UWC Dilijan as its Head of College.

Lucy Telfar Barnard, PhD

Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington, New Zealand, Pearson College UWC graduate; UWC Dilijan parent

Lucy's research interests cover seasonal and cold-temperature-related morbidity and mortality, respiratory disease, New Zealand housing construction types and associated health outcomes, novel epidemiological uses of administrative datasets.

Veronika Zonaben

UWC Dilijan Co-Founder and Board Chair

Veronika Zonabend is an impact investor and social entrepreneur. She is actively involved in philanthropy, focusing primarily on the promotion of global education. Together with her husband, Ruben Vardanyan, she is the founder of the RVVZ Family Foundation and the IDeA Charitable Foundation. Ms. Zonabend sits on the Boards of Trustees at UWC International (UK), the American University of Armenia and the Teach For Armenia Educational Foundation.

Pierre Gurdjian

President of the Board of Directors of the Free University of Brussels; UWC Dilijan Board member

Pierre Gurdjian is a Belgian senior professional with extensive experience in executive leadership, governance, and societal impact. He is the President of the Board of Directors of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Pierre is also Philanthropy and Strategy Partner of the IDeA Foundation. Prior to these roles, Pierre was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company for 27 years.

Pierre Gurdjian

President of the Board of Directors of the Free University of Brussels; UWC Dilijan Board member