President:
Tony Sprackett

Active member of Spring Ridge Co-op Housing Assn. since 1983, raised 2 of 3 grown kids here. Co-owned Soho Village Bistro in Fernwood 1990-93. Local and Provincial Component Executive member of BC Govt. & Service Employees' Union.

Publisher of the Fernwood eNews, this website, and FCA Board meetings chair. Loves photography.

Vice-President:
Joanne Murray

Joanne lives in Fernwood, works in Fernwood and volunteers in Fernwood. She is the chair of Fernwood's Safety Committee and sits on the Sobering and Assessment Centre's advisory board as neighbourhood liaison.

Treasurer:
Stephanie Hill

Stephanie is our intrepid funds manager. She was instrumental in raising funds for the building renovations currently under negotiation with the City.

Stephanie is also passionate about Land Use issues in Fernwood, and chairs that FCA committee.

Director:
Robbie Clarke

Robbie has been a member of the FCA since 1985. He has been a part of several FCA projects including the FCA Building, film night, and the Fernwood Files history project.

Director:
Carlos Flores

Municipal worker affiliated to CUPE Local 50. Tradesman by necessity and a Socialist by conviction.

Interested in volunteering in the community to foster social justice and the building of a better world.

Member of the Central America Support Committee and organizer of the Cafe Simpatico coffee house, an activist coffee house operating for 20 years from the FCA building.

Director:
Clayton Jevne

As head of Theatre Inconnu for 20 years, Clayton is a respected and strong voice in Victoria’s cultural community.  

During the past four years, he has facilitated some 20 cultural events at the FCA’s Little Fernwood Hall – with over 5000 attendees.  

Having helped to establish this building as a major cultural gathering place in the community, Clayton’s goal is to encourage yet even more such activity in the neighbourhood.

Director:
Bill McKechnie

Arrived in '72 from Vancouver, a graduate of UBC law school and practiced with a large firm of lawyers for 3 years. Bought and renovated what was to become called a 'Heritage' house in the (then) slums of James Bay.  Had three kids and became a founding member of the JBCA which was instrumental in halting the high-rise apartment construction in that area.

Started the 35 unit James Bay Co-op Housing Assoc in '75
Left the practice of law and started a construction company that did heritage renovations and then in 1983 rebuilt the McClure building at Humboldt and Vancouver St. into a high end B&B Inn (The Beaconfeild Inn). I followed that with Abigails Hotel in 1986 along with Humbldt House and the Bedford Regency on Gov't st.

In '94 I retired from the hotel business and  started  an eco-tourism business which involved  traveling the BC coast and taking groups into remote area, wildlife viewing etc.
Presently working on an innovative development for rental units on Chambers St. Enjoying life and my grandchildren.

Director:
Pedro Mora

Pedro Mora, born in Ecuador in 1944, moved to Victoria with his wife Linda Taffs, in 2009. While awaiting to die, he is busy writing a Citizens' Constitution.

Pedro is one of the directors of the Vancouver Community Network, VCN, as well as the Nowpolling.ca Society, a non-partisan, non-profit polling service. Pedro intends to promote the development of perpetual direct democracy, by having public dialogues, factual information about political issues, and polls.

Director:
Graeme Murray

Graeme is retired and living in Victoria after 35 years as a production designer in film and television.

Graeme's intent in joining the board of the FCA is to try to get more young people involved in community work, ensure the replanting of the memorial trees at Vic High is done properly, and encourage more use of the theater facility.

Graeme feels that we should expand the FCA's involvement in arts and culture, revive Radio Fernwood, run film nights, debates and lecture series. He also values having input into the painting of the exterior of the building and making the office more welcoming. He wants to help the FCA be more visible and accomplish more.

Director:
Richard Olafson

Richard is a book publisher, and chairs the FCA Cultural Committee.

Director:
John Rooney

John leads the FCA Building Committee.

Director:

Paul van Goozen

Paul has lived in Victoria for 36 years. He lived in Fernwood at two different periods, including a stint as a member and resident of Spring Ridge Housing Coop.

Paul was a self-employed woodworker for 10 years, then spent 20 years as a prosthetics & orthotics technician for different incarnations of Vancouver island Health Authority. He currently works part-time doing small woodworking jobs.

Paul sits on the FCA Board as a liaison / representative from Pandora Arts Collective Society.