Board of Trustees
- Region
- Trustee
- Alberni-Clayoquot
- Fred Boyko
- Campbell River
- Ron Kerr
- Capital
- Al Wickheim
- Central Coast
- Jayme Kennedy
- Comox
- Nicole Minions
- Comox Valley
- Richard Hardy
- Courtenay
- Wendy Morin
- Cowichan Valley
- Kate Segall
- Cumberland
- Nick Ward
- Daajing Giids
- Jesse Embree
- Duncan
- Jennifer Capps
- Gold River
- Alison Pringle
- Ladysmith
- Amanda Jacobson
- Lake Cowichan
- Lorna Vomacka
- Lantzville
- Jonathan Lerner
- Masset
- Sheri Disney
- Mount Waddington
- Andrew Hory
- Nanaimo
- Erin Hemmens (Chair)
- Nanaimo Region
- Jessica Stanley
- Region
- Trustee
- North Coast Region
- Evan Putterill
- North Cowichan
- Tek Manhas
- North Saanich
- Jack McClintock
- Parksville
- Mary Beil
- Port Alberni
- Todd Patola
- Port Alice
- Russell Murray
- Port Clements
- Kazamir Falconbridge
- Port Hardy
- Treena Smith
- Port McNeill
- Ann-Marie Baron
- qathet
- Andrew Fall
- Qualicum Beach
- Jean Young
- Sayward
- Debbie Coates
- Sidney
- Richard Novek
- Sooke
- Al Beddows
- Strathcona
- John Rice
- Tahsis
- Cheryl Northcott
- Tofino
- Ali Sawyer
- Ucluelet
- Jennifer Hoar
- Zeballos
- Ronald Deck

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Comox Valley Regional District. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Daniel Arbour

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the District of Sooke.
Jeff Bateman

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Cumberland. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Vickey Brown

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the City of Duncan.
Jenni Capps

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Penny Cote

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Nanaimo Regional District. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Vanessa Craig

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Daajing Giids.
Jesse Embree

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the City of Campbell River. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Colleen Evans

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the qathet Regional District.
Andrew Fall

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Port Clements.
Ian Gould

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2021 by the City of Port Alberni.
Debbie Haggard

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2021 by the Town of Qualicum Beach.
Scott Harrison

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the City of Nanaimo. Serves as Vice Chair of the Board and Executive Committee.
Erin Hemmens

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2009. Mike Hicks represents the Capital Regional District.
Mike Hicks

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Mount Waddington Regional District.
Andrew Hory

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Central Coast Regional District.
Jayme Kennedy

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2022 by the Town of Comox.
Jonathan Kerr

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2021 by the Village of Sayward.
Norm Kirschner

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2017 by the Strathcona Regional District.
Brenda Leigh

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Port Alice.
Bruce Lloyd

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2022 by the Village of Tahsis. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Cheryl Northcott

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the District of North Saanich.
Jack McClintock

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2015 by the District of Ucluelet.
Marilyn McEwen

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the District of Tofino. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Duncan McMaster

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Gold River.
Brenda Patrick

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the City of Parksville.
Teresa Patterson

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2021 by the District of Lantzville.
Karen Proctor

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the North Coast Regional District. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Evan Putterill

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2017 by the District of Port Hardy. Serves as Member at Large on the Executive Committee.
Fred Robertson

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees by the Village of Zeballos.
Barb Lewis

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2022 by the Municipality of North Cowichan.
Rosalie Sawrie

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2017 by the City of Courtenay.
Manno Theos

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the Town of Ladysmith.
Jeff Virtanen

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2021 by the Town of Lake Cowichan.
Lorna Vomacka

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2021 by the Town of Sidney.
Peter Wainwright

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Town of Port McNeill. Serves as Chair of the Board and Executive Committee.
Gaby Wickstrom

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2022 by the Village of Masset.
Regina Williams

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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2021 by the Cowichan Valley Regional District.
Mike Wilson
Executive Committee
Chair: Erin Hemmens (City of Nanaimo)
Vice Chair: Jonathan Lerner (District of Lantzville)
Members-at-Large
- Mary Beil (City of Parksville)
- Sheri Disney (Village of Masset)
- Russell Murray (Village of Port Alice)
- Cheryl Northcott (Village of Tahsis)
- Richard Novek (Town of Sidney)
- Evan Putterill (North Coast Regional District)
- John Rice (Strathcona Regional District)
- Ali Sawyer (District of Tofino)
- Jessica Stanley (Regional District of Nanaimo)
Board Meetings
All Board meetings are open to the public and full agendas are posted in advance. Unapproved minutes are posted shortly after their respective meeting and are indicated with an asterisk (*). Once approved minutes are posted, the asterisk is removed.
Contact the Board
Phone: 250.729.2310
Email: board@virl.bc.ca
Mail: Board of Trustees
Vancouver Island Regional Library
Box 3333
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5N3
Policies
VIRL Board policies establish the operational framework for public services and internal administration. Board policies provide the Executive Director with the framework for Decision-making, Proposing future direction of the organization, and Running the day-to-day business of the libraries.
Reports and Plans
Would you like to learn more? Check out the Reports and Plans page where we keep all sorts of interesting information. You can find Adopted Financial Plans, past issues of our From the Board Table Newsletter, and Economic Impact Assessment Reports just to name a few.