Program Advisors

• Name

  Contact Information

  Area(s) of Responsibility

• Anissa Paulsen
  

  Program Advisor

  Anissa.Paulsen@gov.bc.ca
  

  236-478-2560

  Indigenous Cultural Centres
  Museums
  Scholarship Awards

• Clayton Baraniuk
  

  Program Advisor

  Clayton.Baraniuk@gov.bc.ca
  

  250-978-9839

  Professional Development: Performing Arts
  Accelerate
  Accessibility Coordinator
  Arts Based Community Development
  Leon and Thea Koerner Award

• Erin Macklem
  

  Program Advisor

  Erin.Macklem@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-1416

  Arts Training Organizations
  Accelerate
  Early Career Development: Performing Arts
  Outreach Coordinator

• Justine Shore
  

  Program Advisor

  Justine.Shore@gov.bc.ca
  

  250-940-8538

  Community Arts Festivals
  Performing Arts (Theatre, Multi-disciplinary, Other)

• Krista Patterson
  

  Program Advisor

  Krista.Patterson@gov.bc.ca
  

  236-478-2550

  Community Arts Organizations
  Community Arts Festivals
  Arts and Culture Service Organizations: Community Arts
  Arts-Based Community Development & Leon and Thea Koerner Award

   

• Michelle Benjamin
  

  Program Advisor

  Michelle.Benjamin@gov.bc.ca
  

  236-478-2582

  Literary Arts - Organizations and Individuals
  Early Career Development: Studio Arts
  Professional Development: Studio Arts
  Arts Festivals: Literary Arts

• Nadine Carew
  

  Program Advisor

  Nadine.Carew@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-3288

  Performing Arts (Music, Dance)
  Arts Festivals: Performing Arts
  Arts Service Organizations: Performing
  Arts Infrastructure

• Nicola Dunne
  

  Program Advisor

  Nicola.Dunne@gov.bc.ca
  

  778 405-4007

  Arts Impact Grants
  Accessibility Coordinator
  Media Artists
  Project Assistance Arts Training Organizations

• Sheryl Jones
  

  Program Advisor

  Sheryl.Jones@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-3522

  Media Arts Organizations
  Visual Arts Organizations
  Arts Festivals: Studio Arts
  Arts and Culture Service Organizations: Studio Arts

Administration, Policy, and Communications

• Name

  Contact Information

• Allison Bottomley
  

  Acting Executive Director

  Allison.Bottomley@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-3529

• Allison Bottomley
  

  Senior Director, Secretariat and Strategic Engagement

  Allison.Bottomley@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-3529

• Darb Erickson
  

  Senior Director, Programs

  Darb.Erickson@gov.bc.ca
  

  250-419-8793

• Ingmarie Thunander
  

  Manager, Operations

  Ingmarie.Thunander@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-3531

• Julie King
  

  Team Lead, Finance and Administration

  Julie.King@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-4191

• Wendy Swan
  

  A/Communications Specialist

  Wendy.Swan@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-974-3816

• Jennifer Nichols
  

  Senior Policy Analyst

  Jennifer.Nichols@gov.bc.ca
  

  250-419-8768

• Keely Bland
  

  Policy Analyst

  Keely.Bland@gov.bc.ca
  

  250-978-9795

• Sarvenaz Ridley
  

  Finance and Contracts Administrator

  Sarvenaz.Ridley@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-2775

• Shelagh Vaux
  

  Grant Program Administrator

  Shelagh.Vaux@gov.bc.ca
  

  778-698-3530

• Tasha Farivar
  

  Grant Program Administrator

  Natasha.Farivar@gov.bc.ca
  

  250-978-9722

General Inquiries

Phone: 250-356-1718
Fax: 250-387-4099
Email: BCArtsCouncil@gov.bc.ca

Mailing Address:	Street Address:
PO Box 9819, Stn Prov Govt Victoria, B.C. V8W 9W3	1st Floor, 800 Johnson Street Victoria, B.C. V8W 1N3