Board of Directors

Directors are elected for 2-year terms. Board elections are held each February.

If you are interested in becoming a Director, please email president@building4thearts.com.

Meet our 2024 Board of Directors

Judith Cullington

President

Judith has been a keen advocate for this project since its early days and supported the development of the Schick Shiner Report in her role as Colwood Councillor. She has been a member of the Juan De Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society since its inception in 2015, serving as President for the past four years.

Judith has over 30 years’ experience working with and for local and senior governments, non-government organizations, First Nations and the private sector. She is a professional facilitator and writer, whose interests and experience span a diversity of topics—climate action, community planning, clean energy, natural area conservation, urban forests, species and ecosystems at risk, invasive species, water and rainwater management, parks and trails, sustainable transportation, integrated resource management, and more.

Judith served as a Colwood councillor (2008–2014), includes roles as Chair of Transportation and Public Infrastructure Committee, Vice-chair of Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee, Vice-Chair of Planning and Land Use Committee, Vice-chair of Mayor’s Task Force on Energy and Economic Growth, and Alternate Capital Regional District Board Director. She led the development of the award-winning Solar Colwood program. Judith is a member of the West Shore Chamber of Commerce and volunteers with the Association of BC Forest Professionals and the Esquimalt Lagoon Stewardship Initiative in addition to her work with the JdFPACS.

Chris Fraser

Vice-President

Chris’s relationship with the performing arts developed as a child, with his family running a music venue in Alberta. His connection to the Westshore began when he studied Engineering at Royal Roads Military College, over 30 years ago. After traveling abroad, he settled in BC and now calls the Westshore home again.

Chris has been involved in several building projects including his own real estate development, where he converted an industrial warehouse into a multi-unit recording studio in Vancouver. Working directly with Artists and Producers has given Chris a unique insight into the music industry and bolstered his commitment to supporting the buildout of creative spaces. He currently works as a Project Manager for an international engineering firm, consulting as an acoustics expert. He is thrilled to be engaged with Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society and looks forward to helping bring the vision of a home for performing arts to fruition.

Duc Le

Treasurer

Duc has been associated with the community quest to build a home for the arts and culture since 2014, and has served as Treasurer of the Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society since its incorporation under the BC Societies Act. Besides his volunteer work with JdFPACS, Duc works in a senior management role for the provincial government and has extensive financial management experience in the healthcare, post-secondary education and other public sectors. He holds a Master’s degree from Queen’s University and a professional accounting designation from the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia. Duc enjoys travel, concerts, and everything the West Shore has to offer, and chairs the society’s Finance Committee.

David Stocks

David graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After a few years with the Army and with IBM, he operated a series of small businesses in BC and Alberta. Later, with two international consulting companies, he provided management-consulting services in several Canadian provinces and states of the USA. He is currently an independent management consultant. Since returning to Vancouver Island in 1998, David conducted consulting assignments in Canada, USA, France, Belgium, England, Ireland, and Hong Kong.

David is a choral singer and an active member of the Rotary Club of West Shore. The West Shore Chamber of Commerce selected David as runner-up for Citizen of the Year in 2008. His recent community contributions include: Governor, Rotary District 5020 (4,900 Rotarians in 88 Clubs in BC & Washington); Chair, Juan de Fuca Economic Development Commission; Member, Sooke Economic Development Commission; Chair, Otter Point & Shirley Advisory Planning Commission; and serving as Director with the Sooke Elderly Citizens’ Housing Society, The Glenshiel Housing Society, The Canadian Club of Victoria, and Sooke Philharmonic Society. David serves on the JdFPACS Property Committee.

Dorothy York

Director

Dorothy has lived in Colwood for 27 years and served on various City of Colwood Committees over the last 2 decades. She was a teacher in the Sooke School District and later joined the Provincial Government as a Senior Policy Analyst. She became a Director of Executive Operations and took on a role of managing the exam process for Royal Roads University, achieving her objective to bring on-line exams to RRU. Dorothy is now retired and looking forward to assisting in advancing the exciting initiative to establish a Performing Arts Centre in Colwood.