BC Live Team

Miriam Manley – Executive Director

Revelstoke – the unceded, traditional territory of the Sinixt, the Ktunaxa, the Secwepmec and the Sylix

miriam@bclive.ca

Miriam’s career spans performance and arts advocacy in both the UK and Canada. She has programmed hundreds of shows and has founded festivals and events in BC.

Miriam has worked at a variety of organizations from Government agencies through to iconic arts institutions, including the National Theatre, UK and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, AB, Canada. Banff Centre’s policy of putting the artist first continues to inform and drive Miriam’s work.

As Executive Director of BC Live, Miriam is honoured to serve the performing arts community in British Columbia and is committed to instigating new initiatives whilst growing and developing existing programs. Miriam is dedicated to advocating for artists, agents and presenters provincially and nationally.

In her spare time Miriam enjoys spending time with her family in the mountains skiing, hiking and biking.

Sheryl McGraw – Manager of Programs & Communications

Hope – the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓ əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples

sheryl@bclive.ca

Sheryl has worked in arts and culture in BC for over 25 years. She has held positions of General Manager of the Creative City Network of Canada, Manager of Sector Engagement at 2010 Legacies Now, Executive Director of Arts BC, Coordinator of the Centre for Expertise on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University and most recently, Project Manager for North Van Arts’ North Shore Culture Compass project. She first started working for BC Live from 1994 to 2001 and returned in 2015 to deliver the Aspiring Emerging Associates Initiative.

Sheryl cares about advocating for artists’ fees, raising public awareness for the value of the arts, promoting inclusiveness, and building community using cultural programs and public participation.

Petrice Brett – Block Booking Coordinator

Vancouver – the ancestral and unceded homelands of the Coast Salish peoples – sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations

petrice@bclive.ca

Petrice has worked for over 25 years in many different roles in the arts. She has made a home for herself within the comedy, spoken word, dance, theatre, and music worlds, in the role of performer, stage manager, tour manager, volunteer coordinator, and production manager. She’s been the VP of an entertainment booking agency, an event manager for various prestigious events, and everything in between!

Petrice is thrilled to now be working with BC Live as the Block Booking Coordinator and honoured to be given the opportunity to connect and collaborate with presenters and artists to bring more art to the world.

Jenny Lee Craig – Festival Coordinator

Vancouver – the ancestral and unceded homelands of the Coast Salish peoples – sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations

festivals@bclive.ca

Jenny Lee Craig (she/her) believes wholeheartedly in the power of the arts to bring people together and enrich communities large and small. She has several years experience working in various aspects of management and production for many of the lower mainland’s favourite events, including the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Just For Laughs VANCOUVER Comedy Festival and many more.

In her spare you can find her walking her dog Valentina, singing with her community choir, or splashing around with her local sychronized swimming team.