SAC Board of Directors
Sherry Robb, President
Sherry Robb was born to design; her innate need to create art being very evident from a very young age. As an adult she carved a successful career in art in merchandising, making her living as a commercial designer. She honed her graphic skills working at magazine publishing and commercial print houses before starting her own successful, international marketing design business in 1997.
Sherry works with many non-profits including Sooke Region Communities Health Network (SRCHN), Sooke Health Foundation, Sooke Gathering Place Fundraising Committee. She is also the Coordinator and Facilitator for TAPS Arts Workshops for Seniors, delivering art classes to East Sooke, Sooke and Shirley.
Carolyn Hahn, Treasurer (She/Her)
Carolyn Hahn is a semi-retired, self-employed administrator and bookkeeper. With over 30+ years in the administration/accounting field, her professional achievements range from administering large multi-million dollar corporate organizations to, most recently, working with smaller not-for-profit organizations as a director in the Victoria area. Although not an artist herself, she is keenly interested in the arts, supporting the local arts community, and being more involved in the local Sooke community.
Megan JL Evans, Secretary and Featured Artist/Website Assistance Coordinator
Megan Evans is a visual artist living in Sooke who has been a member of the Sooke Arts Council since 2018 and has volunteered throughout 2023. Megan has taught several acrylic painting workshops at the Sooke Arts Council studio and currently teaches advanced art at Amber Academy in Sooke to youth, grade 6 and up, and hopes to empower young artists on their creative journey.
She has painted from a young age and has taken art courses through Camosun College, local workshops, and online lessons through Ginger Cook’s Academy of Fine Art and Acrylic Painting. Megan seasonally participates as a vendor in the Sooke Night Market at the Sooke Region Museum and creates acrylic paintings, resin art sculptures, and mosaic wall art using glass tiles.
Lynda Slater, Director and Volunteer Coordinator
Lynda Slater has been enthralled with textiles all her life, exploring spinning, weaving, sewing and dyeing. For the last 20 years she has worked almost exclusively in dyeing silk fabric and threads. She has studied the dye process in the USA , Italy, Bali and Canada and has had the opportunity to work with some very knowledgeable artists.
Lynda is an avid volunteer in the SAC Gallery and Gift Shop and coordinates the SAC monthly gallery volunteers.
Deb Schenk, Director
Deb has her finger on the pulse of Sooke and has been actively involved in many organizations and their committees:
- Executive Director of the Sooke Chamber of Commerce
- Managing Director for South Vancouver Island The Shoebox Project for Women (6 years)
- Past President of the Sooke Harbourside Lions (14+ years)
- Committees include: Toys for Kids, LCIF Dog Guide Walk, Shoreline Cleanup, Taste of BC, Duck Race, Sooke Food Bank
- The Amber Academy, Past Director and Event Co-Ordinator
- The Xmas Bureau, Past President
Gail Scott, Ex Officio, District of Sooke
For the past 30 plus years my career has spanned all aspects of urban and rural community economic development practices within the private and public industry sectors throughout BC and Alberta in support of building vibrant, resilient, and sustainable communities. My work has provided me the opportunity to work directly with First Nations, Municipal, Regional, Provincial and Federal levels of government, NGOs, Not for Profits, and Educational Institutions. My focus has been on Entrepreneurial and SME Business Development, Tourism/Visitation Economy Development, and Social-Economic Community Development (Recovery and Resiliency).
