' ▁Union ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁RA ▁Journal ists ' ▁Union ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁L ach ik yan ▁lect ured ▁at ▁Y ere van ▁State ▁University . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁column ist ▁at ▁the ▁daily ▁“ A Z G ”. ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁press ▁secretary ▁at ▁the ▁Fund ▁for ▁Armen ian ▁Rel ief . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁Commun ities ▁of ▁America ▁at ▁the ▁RA ▁Ministry ▁of ▁D ias por a . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁Y ere van ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁previously ▁lect ured ▁at ▁the ▁Kom itas ▁Y ere van ▁Conserv atory . ▁ ▁L ach ik yan ' s ▁scientific ▁and ▁art ▁articles ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁various ▁Armen ian ▁and ▁international ▁journ als ▁( “ B az ma ve p ,” ▁H antes ▁am s ory a ▁etc .) ▁and ▁en cyc loped ias ▁( “ Christ ian ▁Armen ia ▁Encyclopedia ” ) ▁ ▁Books ▁▁ ▁“ Sp irit ual ▁T ink lings ▁of ▁Dark ▁Days ”, ▁( Arm .), ▁Y ere van , ▁