Our People
Cornerstones
At The Vineyards | California Armenian Home, our people are the heart of our culture and the key to our success. Guided by a mission-driven Board of Directors, our leadership team is dedicated to making The Vineyards | California Armenian Home an exceptional, one-of-a-kind, people-centered community to live and work.
Board of Directors
Established in 1952 as a Non-Profit Corporation by a group of Armenian Founders who cared deeply about seniors in our community, our all-volunteer Board has multiple generations of members who instill a strong emotional attachment by providing a sense of culture, commitment, legacy, and pride at the Home and for the families we serve.
Mitch Bagdasarian
CHAIRMAN
Luci K. Grayson
PRESIDENT
Michael Hannigan
VICE PRESIDENT
Robert Mangasarian
TREASURER
Georgia Sample
SECRETARY
Directors
Mary Braa
Edward Hokokian
Steven Shahbazian
Azniv (Ozzie) Tashjian
Vahagn Bznouni
Varoujan Der Simonian
Jack Kazanjian
Gary Krboyan
Richard Aaron
General Counsel
“We proudly carry forward our legacy of volunteers with heart and purpose.”
– Mitch Bagdasarian, Chairman
Leadership
Our values and core beliefs foster an environment of teamwork and trust and serve as the foundation for our unified leadership team. It is our center point that our purpose is larger than self.
Dennis Bacopulos
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Angela Hopkins
SKILLED NURSING
ADMINISTRATOR
Paul Rocha
VINEYARDS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Terry Andersen
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Mary Battad
Chief HUMAN
RESOURCES Officer
(Not Pictured)
Ren Ramshaw
SENIOR DIRECTOR of SALES
AND MARKETING
Sandra Fillmore
CONTROLLEr
Cathy MacDonnell
Skilled Nursing admissions director
Guilds
We appreciate our talented members of the Ani and Home Guilds, who for decades have served our residents and raised funds for various improvement projects to enhance our resident experience.
Linda K. Abdulian
ANI GUILD
PRESIDENT
Mary Ekmalian
HOME GUILD
PRESIDENT