Staff

nazanin oghanian
she/they
Interim Operations Manager
Contact for 
general inquiries, memberships, and space rentals
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Arman Paxad
he/him
Technical Services Manager
Contact for 
equipment rentals and project technical support
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
2
Genki Ferguson
he/him
Video Out Distribution Manager
Contact for 
digitization inquiries, distribution information or submission opportunities
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
3
Karen Knights
she/her
Archive Manager
Contact for 
archival (CDMLA) research, access, or preservation inquiries
phone icon604-872-8337
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4
Clark Henderson
Video Out Technician & Distribution Assistant
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Carla Ritchie
General Manager
Contact for 
phone icon604-872-8337
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Kendra Place
she/her
Grants and Development Manager
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Manuel Axel Strain
Communities Engagement Manager
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2022-2024 Contract Support

Arman Paxad
Website Development
Casey Wei
Online Archive (CollectiveAccess) Project Management
Emma Metcalfe Hurst
Archivist
Emily Guerrero
Archivist
Emily Yee Clare
Organizational Consultation
James Goldie
Archivist
Katrina Orlowski
Online Archive (CollectiveAccess) Project Management [Phase 2]
Maura Doherty
Bookkeeper
Syr Reifsteck
Archivist
Hans Ongsansoy
Archivist
Karen Ng
Archivist

Board of Directors

Audrey MacDonald
Heather Renney
Sarah Bakke
Saghi Ehteshamzadeh
Scott Russell
Niloufar Samadi
Gray Schiller

VIVO Media Arts Centre is financially supported by individual donations, the Province of BC through the BC Arts Council and BC Gaming Commission, the City of Vancouver, and the Canada Council for the Arts.