Sonia Avakian-Bedrossian is the Vice-president of Softrade Ltd. She is the representative agent of Constellation Spirits Inc. in Bulgaria. She is a member of the National Council of Collaboration on Ethnic and Demographic issues at the Ministerial Council of the Republic of Bulgaria. She joined the Executive Council of UBI-France Bulgaria (France-Bulgaria Partnership) in 2007 and is a board member of the National Council of multi-cultural and ethnic issues at the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture. Mrs. Avakian-Bedrossian successfully spearheaded the new AGBU Sofia Chamber Orchestra. Born in Bulgaria, she graduated from the Hripsimiantz Armenian College in Beirut, Lebanon. She currently resides in Sofia, Bulgaria where she has served as the Chairperson of the AGBU Sofia Chapter since 1995.