Image: Chilliwack Museum & Archives Executive Director Shawna Dwyer. Chilliwack Museum & Archives has posted an open job position stating it is recruiting for a new executive director. Dwyer moved to Chilliwack in 2019 to fulfill the position of executive director. The executive director position currently advertised by the museum offers a compensation package of $90,000 to $100,000. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Chilliwack Museum & Archives

Chilliwack Museum & Archives recruiting for new executive director

Sep 26, 2024 | 10:32 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Museum & Archives has posted an open job position stating it is recruiting for a new executive director.

According to the text of a job that appears on its website (www.chilliwackmuseum.ca), the non-profit organization is offering a compensation range of $90,000 to $100,000 with extended benefits for the next ED. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is secured.

The museum’s current executive director, Shawna Dwyer, moved to Chilliwack in 2019 to accept the role of executive director. Dwyer previously worked in the arts, culture, and heritage sectors in various roles and managerial positions before relocating to Chilliwack.

The new executive director will be tasked with implementing the organization’s strategic plan and guiding the operations of the museum and archives, while coordinating the talents of staff and volunteers to lead a dynamic, community-engaged organization. The next ED will serve as a liaison to the public on matters related to the museum’s role in showcasing and presenting Chilliwack’s rich history.

Chilliwack Museum & Archives describes itself as an innovative, responsive, and inclusive organization that connects people with the past, present and future. It says it strives to create experiences with local and global significance that encourage dialogue and inspire action. The Museum and Archives operates out of two locations, including the museum itself in Chilliwack’s historic City Hall building while the Archives building is situated a few blocks away inside Evergreen Hall, a municipally-owned facility at Corbould and Spadina. The Chilliwack Museum & Archives is overseen by a volunteer board of directors.

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The Museum’s permanent collection began to materialize in 1958 when the Chilliwack Museum was first opened in a room in a local police station. The founders of the historical society had deep connections to the community. According to the museum, siblings Oliver Wells and Casey Wells were the grandsons of A.C. Wells who settled on a farm in Sardis in 1865. As amateur historians and anthropologists, they left the museum with its foundation collection, biographies of early settlers, interviews with Stó:lō elders, oral histories from a wide variety of people, and much more.