Michele Partridge is a local business owner, acting instructor, public speaking and media coach, and former White Rock City Councillor. 

Since moving to the White Rock/South Surrey area with her husband and two children more than 20 years ago, Michele has devoted herself to her community. She serves on multiple boards and advisory committees including the White Rock Business Improvement Association, Soroptimists International of White Rock, and both the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee and the Economic Development Advisory Committee for the City of White Rock. Michele was a White Rock City Councillor from 2022 – 2025. 

Michele has produced local large-scale events such as Canada Day by the Bay, the Re-opening of the Pier, the Peace Walk for Ukraine, and White Rock’s first Annual Family Pride Day. 

Her performing arts business, The Drama Class, was recognized by both the South Surrey White Rock Chamber of Commerce and the Peace’s Arch News Readers’ Choice Awards as the best business in its field. In 2017, she channeled her love of White Rock and the arts beyond her own business and co-founded the Peninsula Arts and Culture Alliance (PACA), an organization that supports local artists and promotes arts and culture-related businesses and tourism.