Carolyn Mugar

Carolyn Mugar (born c. 1943) is an American activist of Armenian descent, best known for founding the Armenia Tree Project and for serving as the executive director of Farm Aid.

[2] Her brother, businessman David G. Mugar (1939–2022), owned a Boston-area television station and was closely associated with Boston's annual Fourth of July celebration.

Mugar's husband, businessman and activist John T. O’Connor,[3] died in November 2001 of a heart attack, aged 46.

[4] Mugar founded the Armenia Tree Project with her husband in 1994 as a result of the environmental problems caused by the then-recent earthquake and the blockade of Armenia by Azerbaijan and Turkey.

[5] Mugar was handpicked to be the executive director of Farm Aid by one of its founders, Willie Nelson.