Tiffany Sosnowski is a Registered Social Worker with extensive experience in the field of Youth Substance Use and Mental Health. Currently, she is a full-time faculty member at Douglas College in the Child and Youth Care program. She has worked in both the public and the not-for profit sectors over her career.
Tiffany’s work also includes program development, monitoring and evaluation and her approach to the work aims to centre the voice of the consumer in order to improve program outcomes and client experiences.
Outside of her professional achievements, Tiffany is an avid patron of the visual and performing arts as well as a visual art collector.
Tiffany holds a Masters of Social work from University of British Columbia.
Ilinca is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over twenty years experience in a variety of sectors, including non-profit. Currently, Ilinca holds the role of Director of Finance at the Pacific Salmon Commission, and also volunteers on the board of directors of the Greater Vancouver Law Students' Legal Advice Society. In her free time, Ilinca enjoys spending time with her family, attending cultural events, and going on hikes with her dog.
Between Arts and Sciences, I first chose science. Curious about the mind, I eventually became a psychiatrist. But my frustration with the business mentality that has infiltrated health care led me back to question my early decision. I received my BFA from Emily Carr in 2007 and my MFA from Concordia University in 2011. I am presently a full-time interdisciplinary artist with a socially engaged practice. My works have focused on environmental and mental health issues. I am a member of the Gallery Gachet and the Art Is Land collectives, a board member of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver and the Emily Carr Alumni.
After graduating with a BA in Classics & History from the University of Alberta, Jeff fell in love with the charitable sector and has spent his career leading fundraising teams in both staff and volunteer roles at several non-profit organizations. Working closely with individuals and corporations, he has helped translate their desire for stronger communities into tens of millions of dollars of donated support.
Having lived across Western Canada, Jeff and his wife now call Vancouver home. When not working, they’re likely to be researching out of the way restaurants and museums to visit in whichever country they are planning to visit next.
As a recent graduate of Viola Performance and Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Francesca Kohn brings her passion for community engagement and the arts in all sectors of her life. As a Vancouver local, she has been involved in performing and community arts activities since childhood as a student of the Vancouver Academy of Music. Francesca has performed as an orchestral musician with the UBCO, the Baroque Orchestra Mentorship program, the UBC chamber strings and has participated in music festivals in both the United States and Europe. During her time at UBC, she became increasingly involved in her community as the Vice President of Finance at the Music Undergraduate Students Association as well as through her role as Recruitment and Advising Program Assistant at the UBC School of Music. Francesca is committed to bridging and uplifting various communities which she also pursues as Board Director at the United Girls of the World Society.
Vida Mehin - Lawyer
Vida Mehin has over 20 years experience as a securities lawyer in the public and private sector in Canada and the United States. She has provided advice on capital markets regulation and banking law to market participants. As a mother of four young children, Vida has a particular interest in children's involvement in the arts and women's empowerment in artistic businesses. She is excited to join CACV as a board member to support artists and to foster a vibrant local arts community. Previously, she served as a board member of the Vancouver Ballet Society.
Setareh Yasan is an educator and artist/curator based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Nooksack peoples, with more than a decade of experience in teaching drawing, sculpture, and critical thinking to a diverse student demographic. She is an internationally exhibited artist with a Master's degree in Fine and Studio Arts from the University of British Columbia.
Her studio practice explores existential philosophy and the concept of dwelling, delving into the complexities of being and engagement with existence. In her work, the studio becomes a space for distancing oneself from the everyday, creating an opportunity for critical reflection on our surroundings.
Since 2015, Yasan has played an active role in initiating, curating, and directing artist residency and project spaces that provide platforms for emerging artists, both nationally and internationally. She believes in the power of independent art spaces outside of institutional settings to foster dialogue and grant artists the freedom to explore new ideas.
