Staff

Lief Hall
she/her
Admin and Operations Coordinator
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
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Genki Ferguson
he/him
Video Out Distribution Manager
Contact for 
digitization inquiries, distribution information or submission opportunities
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3
Karen Knights
she/her
Archive Manager
Contact for 
archival (CDMLA) research, access, or preservation inquiries
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Lauren Marsden
she/they
Program Manager
Contact for 
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nazanin oghanian
she/they
Events and Communications Manager
Contact for 
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Clark Henderson
Video Out Technician & Distribution Assistant
Contact for 
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Carla Ritchie
General Manager
Contact for 
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Kendra Place
she/her
Grants and Development Manager
Contact for 
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Manuel Axel Strain
Communities Engagement Manager
Contact for 
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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

Sarah Bakke
Saghi Ehteshamzadeh
Ross Gentleman
Niloufar Samadi
Gray Schiller
Chloe Alexandra Thompson

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.