Staff

Lara Fitzgerald – Programming Director

Lara has acquired over 15 years experience working in film/TV, video and arts based programming both in Canada and the UK. Graduating from the University of East Anglia with a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Film Studies, she forged a successful career in London, England working on various arts programming for television and film companies, including credits on documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. Relocating to Vancouver a decade ago to work for CBC Television on the acclaimed arts series, ZeD; she worked on the series for more than 3 years as the Live Acts Producer creating over 300 music, dance, theatre, performance art and spoken word video performances. Leo nominated twice, Lara produced short story segments and conducted interviews with famous bands, from Blur to the Black Eyed Peas. She has directed documentary series for Global TV, story produced a lifestyle series for W Network, directed a documentary on addiction, produced news story segments for an online news network, and taught a documentary film class at the Art Institute. Lara is heavily involved in the arts community, having been a Board Member at grunt gallery for 3 years, and being actively engaged in her own video and visual art practice. In the role of Programming Director at Gallery Gachet for the past 2 years, she has curated and coordinated over 40 exhibitions and events, building strong and healthy community partnerships whilst contributing to developing the vibrant, artistic community of the Downtown Eastside – a place she feels a complete affinity with and unshakable passion for.

programming@gachet.org

Ifny Lachance – Finance and Development Director

operations@gachet.org

Anthony Meza-Wilson – Volunteer and Facility Manager

Anthony is an educator, rabble rouser, visionary artist, and puppeteer. Much of his work has focused on facilitating member-run organizations such as democratic schools, youth-run centres, and cooperatives. He has organized with radical mad folks such as the Icarus Project and the Bay Area Radical Mental Health Collective. Anthony moved to Vancouver from the great state of Michigan two years ago to pursue a Master’s degree in Educational Studies from the University of British Columbia. He greatly enjoys eating wild raspberries, has a tendency toward long wanders, and is a cat person.