A highly skilled and talented museum professional, Vana Chainani come to us with over 9 years of experience working within museums, galleries, and community spaces. As a passionate historian, with a calling to share, she is constantly deep diving into historic and current stories of women, racialized groups, disabled persons, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+, and many more marginalized groups.

Being well versed in the G.L.A.M. fields and in various positions, the commonalities among roles that she has expanded on are the goals of engagement, accessibility, decolonization, and intersectionality. She has worked with Black Creek Pioneer Village, The Harriet Tubman Institute, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Guelph Museums, Guelph Black History Society, the MHSO, and Lakeshore Ground Interpretive Centre. Currently, she is a museum program officer with Toronto History Museums and has earned her Honours Bachelor’s degree and Master of Arts degree from York University.

Board Member Since: 2024

Current Position: Sustainability Co-Chair