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:
Crystal Lai
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:
Victoria Bell
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 – Chair
Arash Khakpour
Anndraya Luui
Andrea Reid – Vice-Chair
Mark Weston – Treasurer
The Dance Foundation
Board Members
Andrea Benzel – Vice-Chair
Linda Blankstein – Chair
Samantha Luo
Anndraya Luui – Secretary
Janice Wells – Treasurer