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Staff

Arman Paxad
he/him
Technical Services Manager
Contact for 
equipment rentals and project technical support
email icontech@vivomediaarts.com
email icon
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
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Genki Ferguson
he/him
Video Out Distribution Manager
Contact for 
digitization inquiries, distribution information or submission opportunities
email icondistribution@vivomediaarts.com
email icon
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
3
Karen Knights
she/her
Archive Manager
Contact for 
archival (CDMLA) research, access, or preservation inquiries
email iconarchive@vivomediaarts.com
email icon
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
4
Lauren Marsden
she/they
Education Manager
Contact for 
Workshops and Programming
email iconlearning@vivomediaarts.com
email icon
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
5
nazanin oghanian
she/they
Marketing and Communications Manager
Contact for 
email iconmarketing@vivomediaarts.com
email icon
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
6
Clark Henderson
Video Out Technician & Distribution Assistant
Contact for 
email icondistributiontech@vivomediaarts.com
email icon
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
Carla Ritchie
General Manager
Contact for 
email iconadmin@vivomediaarts.com
email icon
phone icon604-872-8337
 / Ext.
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2022-2025 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
Samira Banihashemi
VNM Festival Technical Assistance
Jean-Michel Lacombe
VNM Festival Video Documentation
Rachel Topham
Exhibition Documentation
Clara Conrado
Digital Skills 4 Youth Internship — Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA)
Ben Clark
Digital Skills 4 Youth Internship — Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA)
Bessie Chow
Vantage Point
Lauren St.Clair
Archivist
Gronit Dhir
SFU Co-Op Student
Max Howell
SFU Co-op Student

Board of Directors

Lynn Chen
Co-Chair
Chloe Alexandra Thompson
Co-Chair
Sarah Bakke
Secretary
Sufi Rafat
Treasurer
Melanie Hardbattle
Director
Sameena Siddiqui
Director

VIVO Media Arts Centre is financially supported by individual donations, the Province of BC through the BC Arts Council, CreativeBC and BC Gaming Commission, the City of Vancouver, Red Hibiscus Foundation, held at Vancouver Foundation, The Government of Canada, and the Canada Council for the Arts.