Staff and Board
Meet the Team
The Dance Centre Staff
Executive Director:
Mirna Zagar
E: executivedirector[at]thedancecentre.ca
Associate Programming Director:
Raquel Alvaro
T: 604.606.6405
E: programming[at]thedancecentre.ca
Associate Producer:
Linda Blankstein
T: 604.606.6423
E: associate[at]thedancecentre.ca
Membership Coordinator:
Kaia Shukin
T: 604.606.6416
E: members[at]thedancecentre.ca
Outreach Coordinator:
Yurie Kaneko
T: 604.606.6420
E: outreach[at]thedancecentre.ca
Director of Marketing:
Heather Bray
T: 604.606.6412
E: marketing[at]thedancecentre.ca
Digital Marketing Coordinator:
Lindsay Curtis
E: communications[at]thedancecentre.ca
Development Manager:
Catherine Butler
T: 604.606.6407
E: development[at]thedancecentre.ca
Venue and Services Manager:
Michelle Johnstone
T: 604.606.6413
E: admin[at]thedancecentre.ca
Comptroller:
Elyn Dobbs
T: 604.606.6415
E: accountant[at]@thedancecentre.ca
Dance Central Editor:
Shanny Rann
E: editor[at]thedancecentre.ca
Technical Director:
Darren John
T: 604.606.6418
E: techdirector[at]thedancecentre.ca
Venue Services Associates:
T: 604.606.6400
E: studiorentals[at]thedancecentre.ca
Meet Mirna Zagar
Executive Director
Mirna Zagar’s career in dance spans over 40 years. Originally from Zagreb, Croatia, she was an active member of the Croatian dance scene for over two decades during which time she contributed substantially to its developments. First a dancer then artistic director for the Zagreb Dance Company, in 1981 she founded Dance Week Festival (Tjedan Suvremenog Plesa) which is today one of Europe’s leading international dance festivals.
The Dance Centre
Board Members
Jennifer Aoki
Yvonne Chartrand
Tin Gamboa – Secretary
Judith Garay
Linda Gordon
Arash Khakpour
Rosario Kolstee
Anndraya T Luui
Rachel Maddock
Katia Oteman
Andrea Reid – Vice-Chair
Annelie Vistica – Treasurer
Jason Wrobleski – Chair
The Dance Foundation
Board Members
Andrea Benzel
Linda Blankstein – Chair
Samantha Luo
Anndraya T Luui – Secretary
Mark Osburn
Janice Wells – Treasurer