January 22, 2004 – Chris Spicer, of Victoria, has accepted a newly created position of Director of Advancement for PacificSport Victoria.

Spicer will be responsible for building a fully integrated fund raising program including an annual sustaining campaign, capital campaign and other programs such as planned giving, endowment, and athlete alumni donor development.

“We're very pleased that Chris has accepted this exciting position for PacificSport,” said Roger Skillings, President and CEO of PacificSport Canadian Sport Centre Victoria. “His ability to effectively market the values of sport will assist PacificSport Victoria in becoming a world leader in high performance training centres.”

Spicer's background in fundraising, sport event management and recreational program delivery, is key to providing leadership and coordination to the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of PacificSport's financial development programs. Most recently, he was responsible for fundraising and community/constituent relations at St. Michaels University School, He is currently an executive member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Victoria Branch) and of the Castaway Wanderers Rugby Club.

“The fine history of PacificSport in its service to athletes and coaches, coupled with the Camosun College partnership plans, truly position PacificSport to become a world-class organization serving athletes, coaches, sport, leadership and a strong element of health promotion needs in a focused, visible and highly professional manner,” Spicer said.

PacificSport Canadian Sport Centre Victoria consists of six national training centres (athletics, cycling, rowing, rugby, swimming, triathlon), and nine regional training centres (badminton, canoe-kayak, curling, diving, field hockey, synchronized swimming, tennis). The centre is one of eight Canadian Sport Centres, including Atlantic, Calgary, Montréal, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Vancouver.

The PacificSport Group is the BC Network of Canadian & Regional Sport Centres including centres in Victoria and Vancouver and regional centres serving Vancouver Island (Nanaimo), Fraser Valley (Abbotsford), Interior BC (Kamloops) and Northern BC (Prince George) and the Okanagan (Kelowna).