Allison Andrachuk - Director and CEO Close

Allison brings a wealth of experience as a senior leader, with over fourteen years of involvement in not-for-profit organizations as well as ten years in the cultural sector.  She was formerly the Director of Tides Canada Initiatives where she was responsible for program strategy and operational oversight of a range of Indigenous, environmental and social programs across Canada. Prior to her tenure at Tides Canada, Allison was Manager of Operations and Public Programs at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver.

Beth Carter - Curator Close

Beth Carter is the Curator at the Bill Reid Gallery. Her extensive curatorial career has focused on community involvement and collaboration. From 2009-2015, she worked as Director|Curator at the Nikkei National Museum in Burnaby, BC. Beth was previously Curator of Indigenous Studies with the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta from 1991-2009, where she worked on many exhibitions, including Honouring Tradition: Reframing Native Art and Nitsitapiisinni: Our Way of Life. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and a Masters in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge in England.

bcarter@billreidgallery.ca

Cheryl Kaka'solas Wadhams - Visitor Services & Gallery Shop Manager & Buyer Close

Cheryl is a member of the ʼNa̱mǥis Nation with connections to the Maʼa̱mtagila, and Mama̱liliḵa̱la Tribes of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Nation and is herself an artist. She has many years of sales and merchandising experience in her own business, as well as working for Lattimer Gallery. She is a double alumni from Langara College and holds a Degree in Aboriginal Studies and a Diploma in Small Business, and her experience includes work with the BC Assembly of First Nations and Native Education College. Cheryl is also an active member of the local Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Cultural Sharing Group and is participating in a Kwak'wala language program through the First Nations Endangered Language Program at UBC.  She hopes to bring fresh, new ideas forward and support the work already accomplished for the Visitors Services and the Gallery Shop. Cheryl is honoured to have the chance to work at the Bill Reid Gallery. cwadhams@billreidgallery.ca 

Jordie Luggi - Education Specialist Close

Jordie is Dakelh from her father’s side and Wetsuwet’en on her mother’s side, and is a member of the Frog clan through her mother. Her family home is in the community of Stellako, located in British Columbia’s northern interior. Jordie moved to Vancouver in 2010 to attend post-secondary and graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 2014. Throughout the years, she has worked in indigenous communities with youth in various capacities, and is happy to bring both her professional and personal experiences to the education programs at the Bill Reid Gallery. 

education@billreidgallery.ca

Nicole Ebert - Development Coordinator Close

Nicole lived in Montreal for ten years before moving back to Vancouver, where her family resides as first-generation settlers. She is an experienced fundraiser and has managed strategic partnerships with the Vancouver Mural Festival and more recently with the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Nicole was a staff member for CKUT 90.3FM—a campus-community radio station in Montreal where she was deeply engaged with the local community. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and is currently enrolled with the SFU Writer’s Studio. 

Nicole is thrilled to join the Gallery in celebration of Bill Reid’s milestone centennial birthday and to be a part of 'To Speak With a Golden Voice' exhibition. A facet of Reid's retrospective is of particular importance to her because it will share a common bond for radio.

Wayne Louie - Marketing Specialist Close

marketing@billreidgallery.ca

Karen Francis - Gallery Associate Close

Karen is a mother of two boy’s and a member of the Gitxsan Nation, as well as Nisga’a, Tlingit, Tsimshian from a strong Matrilineal line of Chief’s from Gitanyow her great grandmother Elizabeth and Godfrey Good and Rena and Frank Benson. She has a BFA Fine Arts Degree majoring in oil painting from Emily Carr College in 1996, as well as a degree in Aboriginal Tourism from NEC 2015. She hopes to bring her understanding of her Northwest Coast Culture to Visitor Services to share and help others to have a better understanding of the art and culture of her people. 

Serena Steel - Gallery Associate Close

Serena belongs to the Secwepemc Nation and is from the community of Barriere, BC. She moved to Vancouver in 2018 to attend Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She is taking her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Critical and Cultural Practice and a minor in Social Practice and Critical Engagement. She is an interdisciplinary artist with a focus in ceramics and Indigenous beadwork, her work can be found on Instagram @ohme7e. Serena is happy to be part of the community at the Bill Reid Gallery and hopes to bring her personal and professional perspective into the gallery.

Bonney Ruhl - Collections Assistant Close

Bonney Ruhl is working at the Bill Reid Gallery for the summer and is helping manage the collections. She has a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, with a focus on Northwest Coast artists. She is currently studying Library and Archival Sciences at UBC. She is so happy to be part of  the Gallery in celebration 'To Speak With A Golden Voice'.