Staff

Barbara Adler

Professional Development Coordinator

E: scapdev@sfu.ca
P: 778-782-9592

Barbara Adler's artistic practice brings together literary performance, composition, and event making to explore the intersections between text, music, design and performance. Her work has been presented through solo and band albums, publication in spoken word anthologies and at performances including The Vancouver Folk Festival, Ballet BC, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, The Vancouver Writers Festival, The Winnipeg Folk Festival, and the Vienna Literature Festival.Recent collaborators include choreographer Lesley Telford, composer Ron Samworth, documentary filmmaker Jan Foukal and theatre artist Kyla Gardiner. She currently leads Ten Thousand Wolves.

As an independent programmer and producer, Barbara's work explores the potential for live performance and artistic labour to create an ethos of critique and care in the public sphere. In 2016, she joined Cole Schmidt and James Meger to launch Sawdust Collector, a weekly performance series presenting new, experimental and improvised works by established and emerging artists in an interdisciplinary context. Barbara has presented writing and performance workshops to youth and adult learners across British Columbia and Canada. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studies and a BA in Art and Cultural Studies, both from Simon Fraser University

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Julie Beauvez

Undergraduate Program Assistant

E: ca@sfu.ca
P: 778-782-3363

Monique Cloutier

Financial Assistant

E: scabudget@sfu.ca
P: 778-782-3724

A BCIT alumna, Monique started working at SFU as a graphic designer developing websites and databases. Prior to coming to SCA, she worked in the FCAT Dean’s Office, the School of Communication and in other departments providing administrative and financial assistance. She is an avid astronomer and world traveler.

Andrew Curtis

Resource Specialist

E: acurtis1@sfu.ca
P: 604-254-3557

Gillian Hanemayer

SCA Production Coordinator

E: sca_production_coordinator@sfu.ca

Gillian is an interdisciplinary theatre artist from Vancouver, BC. Her work includes Lighting and Set design, Stage Management, Technical Direction, and Production Management. She holds a BFA in Theatre Production & Design from SFU.

Ben Rogalsky

Technical Director

E: brogalsk@sfu.ca
P: 604-218-7237

Ben is a wandering multi-instrumentalist, learning music from all over the world. He plays Javanese gamelan, writes and performs music for dance and theatre, and creates laptop music.

Kristen Schiefke

Manager, Academic & Administrative Services

E: sca_manager@sfu.ca
P: 778-782-3534

Kristen has worked at SFU since 2006. She worked in Student Services, the Department of Geography and the School of Computing Science before joining the School for the Contemporary Arts in 2013. Kristen earned her BA in Music Therapy from Capilano College (now Capilano University).  Earlier post-secondary educational pursuits included studies in science, kinesiology and one year in the SFU dance program.  Kristen is thrilled to be able to use her advanced administrative skills to support the arts.  The ability to blend her work aptitude with her passion and background in music, dance and overall love for the arts is a great joy for her.

Paula Viitanen Aldazosa

SCA Technician

E: scatech@sfu.ca
P: 778-782-6825

Paula Viitanen Aldazosa, currently based in Vancouver, BC, is a versatile theatre deviser. She found her love for theatre and performing arts in the Finnish National Theatre, where she worked while completing a degree in Industrial Joinery in Helsinki, Finland. After moving to Vancouver in 2014, she has been working as a professional carpenter and completing a BFA in Theatre: Production and Design at Simon Fraser University.

Having worked as a technical director, stage manager, and designer on numerous productions in the Vancouver area, Paula has gathered wide-ranging experiences and expertise. Additionally, she has been working as a freelance photographer for over a decade. During recent years, her work has been shifting increasingly to a film-based practice.