Davit Margaryan is the CEO and co-founder of the School of Local Democracy educational foundation. He has been a member of the Communities Finance Officers Association Board since 2012. Davit holds significant expertise in systemic reforms of local self-government, citizen participation in decision making processes at local level, local democracy and governance, local economic development, and administrative territorial reforms. He has conducted comprehensive research, drafted regulations and other legislative acts, organized community development programs, provided specialized consultations to local self-government entities, and developed training modules within those fields of expertise. He collaborated as an independent expert in numerous local self-government projects implemented by international donor organizations such as USAID, Council of Europe, UNDP, GIZ, EU, UNICEF, World Vision, and others.
Davit holds a Master’s degree in State and Municipal Administration (2008) and a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Local Self-Government (2011). Since 2016, he has been a co-author of the annual report series “Local Self-government in Armenia” and “Local Governance Annual Index.”
The project enhances the effectiveness of Armenian civil society organizations (CSOs) by sharing best practices from US NGO management. Through a two-day seminar featuring top financial-accounting specialists and experienced NGO leaders, the project will empower grassroots leaders and strengthen organizational capacities. This initiative will bring together approximately 25 representatives from across Armenia and foster collaboration, innovation, and sustainability within the NGO sector.
Davit participated in the IVLP Project NGO Management I, organized by the U.S. Department of State and World Learning, in partnership with Global Minnesota, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, International Institute of Wisconsin, and New York Program Branch.
Davit’s exchange experience led to the development of his project: “Our meeting with the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee left a profound and positive impression on me, illustrating how collective efforts around a shared vision can trigger large-scale changes.”
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