Marcus Agombar

Marcus Agombar joined the Thunder Bay Museum as their Chief Operating Officer in April 2020 during the midst of the pandemic.

Prior to working for the Museum, Marcus was the Director for Vox Popular Media Arts Festival (formerly Bay Street Film Festival). Relating to his film festival work, he also worked as the Production Manager for Where The Poppies Grow: The Lakehead At War, a docudrama about the First World War, by Franco Finn Films.

In 2017 Marcus completed his Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree at Lakehead University majoring in Management Information Systems.

Following his graduation Marcus co-founded a non-profit service called BaySafe Harm Reduction. Through his work with BaySafe in 2017, Marcus was recognized by the Honourable Patty Hadju and presented with a Thunder Bay-Superior Northerner award. In the same year he also received the Mayor’s Community Safety Award for Outstanding Community Project from Mayor Keith Hobbs.

Outside of his professional life, Marcus is a father of two (or 3 including his dog), a plant lover, and electronic music DJ.