Sashary Zaroyan is the Associate Dean of Strategic Engagement and Initiatives at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Education, where he drives statewide partnership strategy and grant-funded initiatives that strengthen teacher preparation, educational leadership, and student mental health across California.
At LMU, Zaroyan has built and scaled grant-funded partnerships with school districts, county offices of education, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies. He has secured more than $2 million in state-funded school residency grants to expand teacher preparation pathways and school-based mental health services in high-need communities, while creating paid clinical and classroom-based training opportunities for the School of Education’s graduate students.
He has also restored traditional keynote events for SOE, including its State of the School address, to establish a core institutional forum for leadership, visibility, and alignment with key collaborators. Through this work, he positions the school as an essential thought partner and convener on issues such as educator workforce development, student mental health, and improving outcomes for students and schools.
Previously, Zaroyan served as a legislative liaison for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, where he worked across city and county systems to advance policy solutions addressing homelessness. In Sacramento, he advocated on behalf of behavioral health associations and helped secure funding for mental health organizations serving communities across all 58 counties in California.
He earned a Master of Public Administration from the McGeorge School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of the Pacific.
In his free time, Zaroyan enjoys spending time with and spoiling his puppy, Palomita.