Board Members - Chilliwack Cultural Centre

Chilliwack Cultural Centre Board members biographies:

Kim Harder: President

Jacquie Simpson: Vice – President

Former Owner of Grey Area Gallery, a Chilliwack art gallery that featured established and emerging Canadian Artists.
Former Social Worker for the Ministry of Children and Families.
Former Actor at the University of Western Ontario and University of the Fraser Valley.
Former Co-Chair for the Hospice Society’s November Nights Gala (4 years).
Former Executive Board Member for the Chilliwack School of Performing Arts
Past Prop Designer for Chilliwack School of Performing Arts
Past Volunteer on the Gala Committee for The Opening Night Gala of the Chilliwack Art’s and Cultural Centre
Chair of the Wine/Beer Festival Committee for Chilliwack Art’s and Cultural Centre since 2015
Chair of Fundraising Committee for Chilliwack Art’s and Cultural Centre since 2015
Member of the Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society

Janet Carroll: Vice – President

Educational Consultant: Carroll Coaching & Consulting
Certified BC Educator
Former Program Coordinator, Teacher Education Department – UFV
Former teacher, principal, district administrator – Chilliwack School District 33
Mixed Media/Collage Artist
Long time member of Chilliwack Players Guild (Director, Performer, Writer)
Former board member of Chilliwack Cultural Centre (Member at Large, Secretary, Vice-President)

Rick Paulding: Treasurer

Retired 2015
Member, Institutes of CPA’s of BC and Canada
Former partner of a Chilliwack based regional CPA firm
Former licensed broker with two different bank owned investment dealers
Member, Sardis Community Church
Former director, treasure and president, Chilliwack Academy of Music
Former director and Treasurer of a BC licensed pregnancy and adoption services charity
Former founding director and first Treasurer, Chilliwack Foundation
Married, with two adult daughters

Dr. Mark Evered: Secretary

Past President & Vice-Chancellor, University of the Fraser Valley (2009-2017);
Previous Academic appointments: Cambridge U, Western U, U of Saskatchewan, U of Melbourne, Thompson Rivers U.
Examples of previous national service: Governance Committee of Universities Canada; Chair, Canadian Council on Animal Care (Canada’s animal research ethics body)
Examples of previous provincial service: Chair, BC Association of Institutes and Universities; Vice-Chair, Saskatchewan Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Board of Directors, Abbotsford Division of Family Practice
Honours: Teaching awards including U of S Master Teacher Award; Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal; Honorary President of Xi’an Fanyi University in China; UFV President Emeritus; UFV Student Union Society named its Great Hall after Dr. Evered and his wife Maureen; Paul Harris Fellow; Halqemeylem name, Al’aliyatel, given by Stó:lō people

Directors at Large:

Melissa Geddes:

Employment: Registered Critical Care Nurse with Fraser Health and Clinical instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Canadian Nurses Association Certification in Gerontology and Masters in Nursing with a focus in Gerontology.
Former collegiate basketball player at Langara and Capilano Universities.
Passions: Supporter and passionate about the arts.

Karen Ireland

Artist: Architectural Glass and multi-media; art-for-arts-sake; Public/Community Art.
Certified Teacher
Owner/Operator: multi-unit Retail (former)
Partner/Operator: interprovincial print media development service (former)
Employment: sales, education, systems, marketing, administration … (former)
Volunteer addressing community development, safety, marginalization, sports, sustainability and arts
Current member: Chilliwack Visual Arts Association, Fraser Valley Dragon Boat Club, Kent Harrison Arts Council, North Vancouver Community Arts Council

Kim Lawrence:

Talent & Customer Experience exec at BC-based geophysics technology company.
30 years in the marketing and communications field, covering the private and public sectors, both in Canada and internationally, including 15 years leading teams within Canadian post-secondary institutions (including University of Calgary and University of the Fraser Valley) and 10+ years in the technology space. She spent much of her early career in Asia.
2018 Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year (American Marketing Association) and 2017 International Brand Master of the Year (first-ever Canadian recipients).
4+ years with Youth Performing Arts committee at Calgary Stampede, leading marketing and community engagement for the showband program.
11+ years as unit leader, camp advisor, sales, and distribution leader with Girl Guides of Canada, including resurrecting BC’s first-ever registered unit in Sardis, BC.
Education: Queen’s University, Capilano University, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour.
Mom of two fabulously artistic daughters, wife to an erstwhile musical theatre actor.

Cynthia Robinson:

Ex-officio:

Ryan Mulligan – City Staff Liaison

Director of Recreation & Culture, City of Chilliwack
Current Member of the BC Recreation & Parks Association and the Recreation Facilities Association of British Columbia
Former Zone Director (2 years), Secretary-Treasurer (5 years) for the Recreation Facilities Association of British Columbia
Coached youth hockey and lacrosse.
Head Official for Chilliwack minor lacrosse

Jeff Shields – City Council Liaison

Elected to City Council in October 2018
CA/CPA for over 25 years
CFO of Visscher Group of Companies for 20 years
Member of Chilliwack Mt Cheam Rotary since 2005. President in 2010
Former board member of CEPCO, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Chilliwack Flight Fest, Chilliwack Community Services
Former Treasurer of Independent Lumber Remanufacturers Association
Youth soccer coach