Christen Bell – President
Christen is Curator at City of Armadale History House Museum and Bert Tyler Vintage Machinery Museum and has 23 years experience in industry. He is a member of the Local Government Curators Network. He was part of the organising committee for the 2011 Museums Australia National Conference in Perth and is heading up the organisation of the 2021 conference. He brings skills in good museum practice, including collections management, digitisation and visitor engagement.
Jenny Scott – Vice President
Jenny is Curatorial Officer at the City of Wanneroo and is actively involved in the arts and cultural sector in Western Australia. She is an arts writer for Seesaw Magazine, co-host of Fem Book Club for the Centre of Stories, and was Co-Director and Chair of Paper Mountain Artist Run Initiative from August 2016 to July 2018. Jenny is a Coordinator of the AMaGA Western Australia Cultivate Network and advocates for museums and galleries as being inclusive and accessible cultural spaces.
Jane King – Secretary
Jane is the Gallery Manager at John Curtin Gallery. She is the Vice President of The North Midlands Project, represents the Collections Sector on FutureNow’s Industry Advisory Group, and was a founding board member of the Chamber of Arts and Culture in Western Australia. Jane has degrees in Economics and Fine Art, and a postgraduate Diploma in Management. In 2015 Jane attended the Museum Leadership Program at Macquarie University. On behalf of her organisation, Jane received the 2009 WA Business and the Arts Partnership Award. Jane was a State finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards 2014.
Ann Curran – Treasurer
Ann is Executive Manager, Business Services with the St Vincent de Paul Society, specialising in Finance, HR, ICT and Property and Contracts. Ann is passionate about the arts, about building strong communities and she strives to make a difference in the lives of the most disadvantaged. With over 30 years as a finance professional, Ann brings sector-specific financial experience to the Committee. Ann is an active member of CPA Australia and holds an MBA from Curtin University.
Ana Doria Buchan
Ana is the Engagement Officer/Discovery Coordinator at the Western Australian Museum. She is educated in Prehistoric Archaeology and Human Evolution, Forensic Medicine, Arts Management and Museum Studies. She brings international experience in the sector, and she works to make museums and galleries more diverse and inclusive as well as catalysts for social change.
Rikki Clarke
Rikki is the Director of Creative Spaces and an expert in the fields of interpretation and exhibition design. With over 15 years of design and management roles in Australia and the UK, Rikki has extensive experience working on projects that tell meaningful stories of people and place. She has extensive networks with local community groups, councils and individuals throughout WA.
Michelle Hobbs
Michelle is Heritage Collections Supervisor at City of Gosnells and is an up and coming professional in the collections sector. She brings connections with small community organisations and local governments. She is an organising member of newCardigan and is passionate about assisting new and emerging professionals to develop and share their skills to provide a fresh perspective in the sector.
Jenna Dodge
Jenna is the Senior Project Officers with the Pilbara Development Commission, managing the Arts and Culture Portfolio. She has lived and worked in the Pilbara for 10 years and has developed strong connections with organisations in remote WA. Working across both program and infrastructure areas, Jenna was part of the project management team that delivered the State and National award winning East Pilbara Art Centre and Martumili Gallery. Jenna advocates for the cultural exchange and recognition of Aboriginal heritage and living culture.
Amy Rumble
Amy is a Principal Associate at Bennett + Co, a specialist corporate and commercial law firm in Western Australia. Amy’s background is in intellectual property law and commercial litigation and she brings her specialised legal knowledge, strategic planning and communication skills and an avid interest in the arts to her role as a member of the WA Committee.
Soula Veyradier
Soula is a cultural producer, curator and museum manager having worked on projects across the visual arts and museum areas in Australia and overseas. She is the Programs Director for International Art Space (formerly IASKA). She brings strategic development, curatorial, stakeholder and project management, regional capacity building, art residencies, arts management and operations coordination to AMAGA Western Australia. She is currently on the Arts Advisory Board for the Town of East Fremantle and a Board Member of Regional Arts WA.
Julianne Mackay
With over 20 years’ experience in a broad range of positions, Julianne holds a BA in History, a Post Graduate in Museum Studies and a Masters in Cultural Heritage. Julianne has worked in a variety of Travel and Events positions, notably 8 years with the Perth International Arts Festival. Julianne began her museum career at the City of Wanneroo where she volunteered and worked in range of roles. She has since also worked at the Old Court House Law Museum and is now a consultant with the National Trust, Curator at the Swan Guildford Historical Society and Co Director of Yokayi Arts, a program working with Aboriginal girls in Perth high schools.
Erica Persak
Erica is the Executive Administrator for the Kerry Stokes Collection and, having previously worked at the National Gallery, she has extensive experience in collections management. She has an Arts Honours Graduate (History) from the Australian National University, Canberra (1977); a Graduate Diploma of Librarianship (1979), a Graduate Certificate in Management Studies (1996) from the University of Canberra and Post Graduate degree in Art History from the Australian National University (2006).
