As the Executive Director of FAST, Suzanna Shamakhyan has over 12 years of experience in education management and internationalization. Thanks to her efforts, institutional collaborations have been established between Armenia and various institutions across more than 40 countries. Throughout her career, Suzanna has implemented programs that have impacted over 17,000 young people and more than 500 educators and researchers.

• She served as a founding head of the Department of International Cooperation at Russian-Armenian University (2011 to 2018).
• In 2012, she co-founded the European Youth Parliament Armenia, one of world's largest youth platforms for civic education
• She actively participated in various public initiatives focused on education and youth development.
• She was a lecturer at the Russian-Armenian University and the American University of Armenia (2016-2023).
• Throughout her nearly seven-year journey at FAST, she played a pivotal role in shaping many of the Foundation's programs and initiatives.