Board of Directors
EAS Board
Our board is comprised of an amazing array of artists, professionals and community members who are passionate about Eastside Arts.
Chair
Chrystale Thompson
Secretary
Anthony McDougall
TREASURER
Ryan McCabe
Director
Bessie Chow
Director
Donn Bennett
DIRECTOR
Rose L. Williams
Director
Marian Brown
Director
Thompson Brennan
Director
John Steil
Past Board of Directors
Laura Aliaga
Holly Alyea
Marianne Amodio
Carolyn Askew
Olga Bajus
Chris Bentzen
Ben Burnett
Trevor Campbell
Wendy D
Melissa Estable
Kim Alison Fraser
Ravneet Sidhu
Shannon Harvey
Odette Hidalgo
Eri Ishii
Ksenia Kovarsky
Meghan Leeburn
Amy Liebenberg
Dori Luthy-Harrison
Matther Holmstrom
Kate MacDonald
Mira Malatestinic
Alina McGuinness
Pilar Mehlis
Ralph Moscovitch
Robi Smith
Abid Shivji
Michelle Sproule
Maureen Sugrue
Joan Taylor
Richard Tetrault
Jane Wolsak
Kathryn Youngs
Jenny Zhang
Jill Pilon
Linda Read
Connie Sabo
Elizabeth Snow
Melanie Fogell
Vanessa Geary
Lee Gerlach
Jeff Gibson
Erin Gunther
Caroline Neufeld
Josh Nychuk
Lisa Ochowycz
Rob O’Dea
Mira Oreck
Sandy Penn
Lori Sokoluk
Founding Board of Directors
Audrey Nicoll
Louise Page
Fredi Rhan
Richard Tetrault
Executive Directors
Esther Rausenberg, 2013–present
Jeffrey Boone, 2010–2012
Valerie Arntzen, 1998–2009
EAS Committees
Development Committee
Our Development Committee supports our fund development activities, such as the Art, Bike, Beer Crawl and Take Flight Benefit & Festival Launch events and our Sponsorship and our Donation programs.
Development Committee members:
Chrystale Thompson (Chair)
Louise Chapman
Holly Cruise
Livona Ellis
Jenifer Halisky
Ellie O’Sullivan
Jody Philips
Jenelle Molyneux (Staff)
Erin Frizzell (Staff)
Samantha Newton (Staff)
Spaces Committee
The Spaces Committee supports research, reports and advocacy for artist production spaces in East Vancouver.
John Steil (Chair)
Donn Bennett
Matt Kennedy
Marian Brown
Faisal Mirza
Esther Rausenberg (Staff)
Jenelle Molyneux
Platinum Partners
Gold Partners
