Main contributors
Heather Gordon is the City Archivist for the City of Vancouver and serves as the primary editor of AuthentiCity.
Kira Baker is an Archivist providing reference service in the Reading Room.
Glenn Dingwall is a Digital Archivist responsible for developing policies, procedures and requirements for the Archives’ Digital Preservation Programme.
Jana Grazley is one of our Digital Archivists responsible for managing, preserving and providing access to analogue and born-digital acquisitions.
Paola Merkins is a Conservator working on special projects.
Bronwyn Smyth is our Reference Assistant responsible for reading room operations including researcher registration and record retrievals.
Dorcas Tong is a Digital Conservator working on special projects.
Christine Tutt is an Archival Assistant working on special projects.
Sharon Walz is one of our Digital Archivists responsible for managing, preserving and providing access to analogue and born-digital acquisitions.
Chak Yung is an Archivist responsible for managing and providing access to City government and private sector records.
From 2007 to 2013 Leslie Mobbs was the City Archivist and Director of the Records and Archives Division of the City of Vancouver.
Until April 2022, Sue Bigelow was a Digital Conservator who is responsible for the preservation of both analogue and digital holdings and for our digitization program.
Jeffery Chong was an auxiliary Archival Assistant responsible for coordination of the Archives’ Vancouver 125 events in 2011 and continued to assist in outreach programming until spring 2016.
Jesse Cumming completed a Communications internship at the Archives during the summer of 2012 as part of completing his degree at Concordia University in Montreal.
In 2019, Laura Guglielmin was a summer Community Engagement Intern from UBC, helping us engage with the LGBTQ2+ community and promote our LGBTQ2+ holdings.
From July 2014 to May 2017 Christine Hagemoen was our Reference Assistant responsible for reading room operations including researcher registration and record retrievals.
Melanie Hardbattle was an auxiliary Archivist responsible for the processing of both city government and private sector records.
Until May 2013 Rosaleen Hill was an auxiliary Digital Conservator who is responsible for the preservation of both analogue and digital holdings.
Until August 2013 Cindy McLellan was a Project Archivist responsible for managing, preserving and providing access to moving image and analogue records for specific projects – which now includes the B.C. Sugar fonds. She also coordinated the volunteers.
Rita Mogyorosi was an auxiliary Reference Assistant responsible for reading room operations including researcher registration and record retrievals.
From 2009 to 2012 Courtney Mumma was one of our Digital Archivists responsible for managing, preserving and providing access to born-digital acquisitions.
Until June 2014 Jill Teasley was a Digital Archivist responsible for managing, preserving and providing access to analogue and born-digital acquisitions.
Kim Unruh was a regular full-time Archival Assistant working on special projects.
Kristy Waller was an auxiliary Archivist responsible for the processing of both city government and private sector records.
Archives staff
On staff are archivists, conservators and technicians who preserve our holdings and make them available. They will show you what they do and feature specific records, events, donors, researchers and new acquisitions.
Students
Graduate students fulfilling professional experience or internship requirements come from archival and conservation programs throughout the world. Every year, we are privileged to have a new group of passionate students. They will be sharing their experiences, observations and projects.