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
Exhibitions and Collections
Mackenzy Albright, Preparator
Lauren Ball, Curatorial Coordinator
Melissa-Jo Belcourt Moses, Adjunct Curator of Indigenous Art
Amery Calvelli, Adjunct Curator, Poole Centre of Design
Charles Cousins, Creative Director
Shane Golby, Manager/Curator, TREX Program
Franchesca Hebert-Spence, Adjunct Curator of Indigenous Art
Sara McKarney, Exhibitions Manager
Dani Rice, Head Preparator
Lindsey Sharman, Curator
Danielle Siemens, Collections Manager/Curatorial Associate
Clint Wilson, Senior Preparator
Education and Learning
Dara Armsden, Head, Education and Learning
Gallery Educators and Instructors
Jen Dunford
Patrick Higgins
Gwladys Jousselme
Maria Laboucan-Massimo
Sofia Lukie
Krisna Raynor
Kerri Strobl
Jevon Swanston
Helen Zhang
Finance and Administration
Pat St. Arnaud, Head, Finance and Administration
Mike Slywka, Head, Facility Operations
Gracie Cai, Accounting Manager
Brian Dimmick, Accounting Administrator
Enterprise and Engagement
Janette Hubka, Head, Enterprise and Engagement
Alison Besecker, Membership and Volunteer Coordinator
Lonigan Gilbert, Visitor Experience Administrator (On Leave)
Emily Pole, Visitor Experience Administrator
Gallery Attendants
Mikayla Bradley
Elodie Flower
Ashwini Gadtoula
Talia Goa
Alaynee Goodwill-Littlechild
Ziwei Huang
Rebecca John
Emily Nash
Krisna Raynor
Charlotte Schneider
Emily Storvold
Alexandra Stout
Kerri Strobl
Misty Totman
Cynthia Valencia-Hegedes
Chelsea Wong
Guest Services
Ashwini Gadtoula
Nicole Jones-Abad
Shelby Johnson
Patricia Whitebone
Shop AGA
Talia Goa
Kathryn Lapoint
Andrew Wujkowski
Art Rental and Sales
Sarah Huffman, Art Rental and Sales Associate
Terri Belley, AOTB Art Acquisition Assistant
Install and Delivery Assistants
Daniel Cristini
Elicia Weaver
Olesya Komarnytska
Roger Garcia
Marketing, Communications and Development
Melanie Houley, Head, Marketing, Communications and Development
Erin Hayes, Event Coordinator
Jordan LaRiviere, Social and Digital Media Coordinator
Kerrie Sanderson, Marketing and Publicity Coordinator
Alison Sicotte, Development Coordinator