The AIRS program is managed by a program director and lead teacher in partnership with Vancouver School Board staff and an advisory board. This model of consultation ensures best practices for allocating funds and creating sustainable, successful and meaningful artist-studio residencies for students and teachers.
Maggie Milne Martens, AIRS Director
Colleen Mieczaniec, AIRS Lead Teacher
Alison Diesvelt, Intermediate Teacher, Trudeau Elementary
Dorothy Watkins, Principal, Seymour Elementary
Dr. Vicki Kelly, Associate Professor, Indigenous Art Education,
Wendy Chang, Rennie Museum, Director
Hannah Jickling, Artist and Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Community + Culture, ECUAD
Dianne Turner, Educational Leadership and Executive Consultant