Hripsime Karapetyan is currently a JD/MPA student at Dalhousie University. Before pursuing her legal studies in Nova Scotia, she completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University, majoring in Global Management Studies and minoring in Criminology and Psychology. Hripsime is interested in driving meaningful change through public service, legal advocacy, and policy development. She has experience working with non-profit organizations in education and business across Toronto. She is driven by her passion for empowering her community, advocating for underrepresented groups, and connecting with her Armenian heritage.