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.