Board of Trustees
- Region
- Trustee
- Nanaimo
- Erin Hemmens (Chair)
- Port Hardy
- Fred Robertson (Vice Chair)
- Alberni-Clayoquot RD
- Penny Cote
- Campbell River
- Ron Kerr
- Capital RD
- Al Wickheim
- Central Coast RD
- Jayme Kennedy
- Comox
- Jonathan Kerr
- Comox Valley RD
- Richard Hardy
- Courtenay
- Will Cole-Hamilton
- Cowichan Valley RD
- Kate Segall
- Cumberland
- Neil Borecky
- Daajing Giids
- Jesse Embree
- Duncan
- Jenni Capps
- Gold River
- Henry Fossen
- Ladysmith
- Jeff Virtanen
- Lake Cowichan
- Carolyne Austin
- Lantzville
- Jonathan Lerner
- Masset
- Sheri Disney
- Mt Waddington RD
- Andrew Hory
- Region
- Trustee
- Nanaimo RD
- Vanessa Craig
- North Coast RD
- Evan Putterill
- North Cowichan
- Tek Manhas
- North Saanich
- Phillip DiBattista
- Parksville
- Mary Beil
- Port Alberni
- Todd Patola
- Port Alice
- Russell Murray
- Port Clements
- Kazamir Falconbridge
- Port McNeill
- Michelle Carson
- qathet RD
- Andrew Fall
- Qualicum Beach
- Jean Young
- Sayward
- vacant
- Sidney
- Richard Novek
- Sooke
- Jeff Bateman
- Strathcona RD
- John Rice
- Tahsis
- Cheryl Northcott
- Tofino
- Ali Sawyer
- Ucluelet
- Jennifer Hoar
- Zeballos
- Ronald Deck
Member Details
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: Fred Robertson (District of Port Hardy)
Members-at-Large
- Penny Cote (Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District)
- Vanessa Craig (Regional District of Nanaimo)
- Jesse Embree (Village of Daajing Giids)
- Jayme Kennedy (Central Coast Regional District)
- Jonathan Lerner (District of Lantzville)
- Cheryl Northcott (Village of Tahsis)
- Richard Novek (Town of Sidney)
- Evan Putterill (North Coast Regional District)
- Allison Sawyer (District of Tofino)
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.
