Your AGA is a centre of excellence for the visual arts in Western Canada thanks to this talented and dedicated team. Meet our staff whose hard work creates a welcoming and engaging environment where people are motivated to transform their understanding of the world by connecting with the visual arts.
Staff Listing
Catherine Crowston, Executive Director and Chief Curator
Lauren Ball, Executive Administrator
Exhibitions and Collections
Melissa-Jo Belcourt Moses, Adjunct Curator of Indigenous Art
Charles Cousins, Creative Director
Jesse Dutton-Kenny, Lead Preparator
Shane Golby, Manager/Curator, TREX Program
Simone Halliday-Shaw, Curatorial Administrator
Sara McKarney, Exhibitions Manager
Kevin Sehn, Preparator
Lindsey Sharman, Curator
Danielle Siemens, Collections Manager/Associate Curator
Clint Wilson, Senior Preparator
Vacant, Curatorial Administrator
Assistant Preparators
Terrena Boss, Assistant Preparator
Daniel Cristini, Assistant Preparator
Roger Garcia, Assistant Preparator
Sam Schembri, Assistant Preparator
Elicia Weaver, Assistant Preparator
Education and Learning
Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning
Michael Goto Magnussen, Public Programs and Outreach Coordinator
Trish Whitebone, Education and Learning Administrator
Gallery Educators and Instructors
Olivia Albert, French Bilingual Educator
Terrena Boss
Jen Dunford
Krissya Iraheta, Spanish Bilingual Educator
Breanne McLean
Avelina Rathbone
Mariana Soares-Espindola, Spanish Bilingual Educator
Kerri Strobl, French Bilingual Educator
Gallery Attendants
Alaynee Goodwill-Littlechild
Rebecca John
Steven Nixon
Evan Robinson
Emily Storvold
Misty Totman
Cynthia Valencia-Hegedes
Chelsea Wong
Finance and Administration
Pat St. Arnaud, Head, Finance and Administration
Mike Slywka, Head, Facility Operations
Joey Courtenay, Security Coordinator
Gracie Cai, Accounting Manager
Kathy Miciak, Accounting Administrator
Yeside Talabi, Application and Business Analyst
Florence Ojoade, Application and Business Analyst
Enterprise and Visitor Experience
Linda Frena, Manager
Graham Leggett, Associate Manager
Andrew Wujkowski, Art Rental & Sales Coordinator
Ashwini Gadtoula, Visitor Experience Associate
Nicole Jones-Abad, Visitor Experience Associate
Camille Mistrih, Visitor Experience Associate
Sharon Pianzola, Visitor Experience Associate
Aislinn Willis, Visitor Experience Associate
Marketing and Communications
Alice Leung, Head of Marketing and Communications
Joyce George, Marketing & Publicity Coordinator
Vacant, Social & Digital Media Coordinator
Development and Donor Engagement
Vacant, Head of Development and Donor Engagement
Vince Gasparri, Donor Engagement Coordinator
Harmonie Tower, Membership and Volunteer Coordinator
Robyn O'Brien, Development Associate
Dara Ojo, Development Coordinator