ABOUT THE FOUNDERS

The founders of Your Registry® Inc. created the concept of independent registry services in 1997 when registering for their own wedding. The items for which they wanted to register were all in stores that did not have an in-house registry service. So they created their own registry list and gave the Maid of Honor the bothersome task of managing it. Thus, the idea was born!

Elsa P. Pinto-Melikian

The driving force behind the creation of Your Registry® Inc., Elsa brings 20 years of sales and marketing experience to the company. She attended U.C. Davis, focusing her studies in Managerial Economics. She began her professional career at Xerox in 1980, where she received extensive sales and marketing training. With her educational background and her sales training and experience, she broke out on her own in 1986 to form her own company. Elsa has excelled as an independent contractor and business owner for over 15 years.

Armen E. Melikian

Co-creator of the concept that has become Your Registry®. Armen brings over 12 years of experience in retail sales management to the company. His success came early in his career. By the time he earned his degree in Business Management from San Francisco State University, he was already managing over $2 million dollars in sales. In his professional career, Armen has experienced increasing job and market responsibility, tasks he has managed with finess and tremendous success. Though he is modest and won't comment, we all now that his success can only be attributed to his strong managerial skills and work ethic. His experience as a Regional Manager in a retail service organization for the past 4years will serve to shape and guide Your Registry®'s merchant business.