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Board

Board of Directors

James Ong, Chair
Julie Guenkel, Treasurer
Toni Latour
Dwayne Launt
Viken Mekhtarian
Heather Millar
Peggy Thompson
gloria wong

Bios

James Ong began his relationship with Out On Screen in 1999. He brings a range of frontline experience to the board as South Hill's Music Director (R.I.P.) and the BC Persons With AIDS Society's Director of Development. He currently teaches piano and performs with Vancouver's spygirl.

Julie Guenkel is a Chartered Accountant who works in public practice in Vancouver. She has been involved with Out On Screen since 2003, fulfilling various committee and festival roles.

Toni Latour is a multidisciplinary artist working in video, photography, drawing, installation and performance art. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally since 1994 and has been awarded numerous grants and awards in support of her practice. Latour teaches Media Art at Capilano College in North Vancouver.

Dwayne Launt grew up watching Bruce Lee, Clint Eastwood and John Wayne movies in a small town outside Halifax. After studying film production at Concordia University he worked in Vancouver’s film industry for more than a decade. A few years ago he left movie making behind for a new career as a realtor so that he could have time for other things – like being part of Out On Screen’s board.

Viken Mekhtarian has been involved with Out On Screen as volunteer, seasonal staff and more recently as a Board member. A Graduate from Concordia University with a BFA in Film Studies, he has been very actively involved in the queer community as a supporter, producer, avid consumer and token gay beige male of art and culture in Vancouver.

Heather Millar is a fundraiser working in the not-for-profit sector in Vancouver. She brings a range of experience in fundraising management, organizational development, and research to the Board as well as a strange enthusiasm for creating policy. She is delighted at the chance to combine her two favourite passions: social change and movies.

Peggy Thompson is the screenwriter and co-producer of the feature films Better than Chocolate and The Lotus Eaters and the director of the documentary Broken Images-The Photography of Michelle Normoyle. She is an Associate Professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia where she teaches screenwriting and is a partner in rave film productions.

gloria wong holds a BFA in film production and sometimes contemplates making another documentary. gloria currently serves as chair of the programming committee for the Documentary Media Society (producers of DOXA Documentary Film + Video Festival) and Film Editor for Schema Magazine. The rest of the time, she works as a graphic designer in Vancouver.

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	About us Staff Board Artist Advisory Board Mission Statement Artistic Mandate Employment Contact Us	Board Board of Directors James Ong, Chair Julie Guenkel, Treasurer Toni Latour Dwayne Launt Viken Mekhtarian Heather Millar Peggy Thompson gloria wong Bios James Ong began his relationship with Out On Screen in 1999. He brings a range of frontline experience to the board as South Hill's Music Director (R.I.P.) and the BC Persons With AIDS Society's Director of Development. He currently teaches piano and performs with Vancouver's spygirl. Julie Guenkel is a Chartered Accountant who works in public practice in Vancouver. She has been involved with Out On Screen since 2003, fulfilling various committee and festival roles. Toni Latour is a multidisciplinary artist working in video, photography, drawing, installation and performance art. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally since 1994 and has been awarded numerous grants and awards in support of her practice. Latour teaches Media Art at Capilano College in North Vancouver. Dwayne Launt grew up watching Bruce Lee, Clint Eastwood and John Wayne movies in a small town outside Halifax. After studying film production at Concordia University he worked in Vancouver’s film industry for more than a decade. A few years ago he left movie making behind for a new career as a realtor so that he could have time for other things – like being part of Out On Screen’s board. Viken Mekhtarian has been involved with Out On Screen as volunteer, seasonal staff and more recently as a Board member. A Graduate from Concordia University with a BFA in Film Studies, he has been very actively involved in the queer community as a supporter, producer, avid consumer and token gay beige male of art and culture in Vancouver. Heather Millar is a fundraiser working in the not-for-profit sector in Vancouver. She brings a range of experience in fundraising management, organizational development, and research to the Board as well as a strange enthusiasm for creating policy. She is delighted at the chance to combine her two favourite passions: social change and movies. Peggy Thompson is the screenwriter and co-producer of the feature films Better than Chocolate and The Lotus Eaters and the director of the documentary Broken Images-The Photography of Michelle Normoyle. She is an Associate Professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia where she teaches screenwriting and is a partner in rave film productions. gloria wong holds a BFA in film production and sometimes contemplates making another documentary. gloria currently serves as chair of the programming committee for the Documentary Media Society (producers of DOXA Documentary Film + Video Festival) and Film Editor for Schema Magazine. The rest of the time, she works as a graphic designer in Vancouver.