DCA was established in Stockton, CA by Stephan Castellanos FAIA and Linda Derivi, AIA, husband and wife, and has been under their uninterrupted leadership since 1979, with Mr. Castellanos taking a leave of absence from 2000-2005 to serve as California’s State Architect under Governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Stockton Natives, Steve and Linda have participated as citizens interested in supporting their community with their professional skills as well as their belief in the area’s richness of culture and natural resources. A community can flourish only when those whose passion for it assume roles of leadership: Ms. Derivi was the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year in 2008, and Mr. Castellanos was elected President of the San Joaquin Delta Community College Board of Trustees in 2009, testaments to their serious dedication to the community in which they have practiced all of their professional lives.
This dedication to community is shared by members of the DCA staff. Many are members of arts committees, preservation boards, participate in local education, and write articles for local newspapers and trade journals.
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 Steve, Linda, David and Arleen at the Pittman Garden Elementary School dedication ceremony. |
Below are some of the organizations that DCA has committed to serving:
Stockton Development Oversight Committee
Stockton Architectural Design Review Committee
Midtown-Magnolia Revitalization Task Force
Stockton Public Art Advisory Committee
San Joaquin Delta Community College Board of Trustees
Good Government Committee
Pittman School Garden Committee
Stockton Cultural Heritage Board
Merced Theatre Foundation Executive Board
Tracy Arts Commission
Tracy Press
Tracy Transportation Advisory Commission
Tracy Unified School District, Bond Oversight Committee for Measure E
Tracy Unified School District, Bond Oversight Committee for Measure S
San Joaquin Deltakeeper
Save Old Stockton
Stockton Women Veterans Memorial Commission
Stockton Public Art Master Plan
San Joaquin County Arts Council Vice-Chair
San Joaquin County Historical Society
San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Central Valley Youth Symphony Association Board
Stockton Waterfront Connections, Downtown Housing, and
Downtown Entertainment District Workshops
Waterloo School Site Committee Chair
American Institute of Architects, Secretary, National Board of Directors
American Institute of Architects, California Council President
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), Founding Member
Downtown Stockton Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow
AIA-RUDAT/Downtown Stockton
Delta College Architectural Drafting Certificate Advisory Board
California Preservation Foundation
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Planned Parenthood
Engineers' Club of Stockton
Arcosanti Alumni
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