Kris Juck is currently serving as the Executive Director for Pain Care BC and Cystic Fibrosis Care BC in PHSA. She started this role in April 2023. Before coming to this role, she was with the Fraser Health Authority where she served as the Director, Clinical Operations at Royal Columbian Hospital (emergency, trauma and neurosciences). Within her 10 years at Fraser Health, she led multiple programs at multiple tertiary and community sites in the areas of emergency, surgery, critical care and regional rehabilitation programs. Prior to Fraser Health, Kris worked in progressively senior leadership roles at BC Children’s and BC Women’s Hospitals and was instrumental in starting the pediatric cochlear implant program at BC Children’s Hospital.
Kris has a clinical doctorate in Audiology and a Masters of Clinical Science degree. In addition to her clinical and operational roles, she understands the importance of research and academia. She is a strong communicator and collaborator and strongly believes in the importance of enhancing existing services and growing them to meet the needs of the patients they serve.
Kris has leveraged her background as a clinician and her track record as a strong operational leader to move very large projects forward and is using these skills to foster better pain care in BC.
Outside of work, Kris can be found supporting her 3 kids in their aspirations with hockey, tennis and dance.
