Board of Directors
Ed Andrusiak
Galiano Island
CHAIR
Ed discovered Galiano in the early 1970s, built a house near Stockade Hill in 1986 and retired to the Island full time with his wife Sher in 2010. Ed holds a M.Sc. from UBC and spent most of his professional life in park program operations, planning, design and management.
Peter Paré
Pender Island
VICE CHAIR
Peter Paré and Lisa Baile have owned property on Pender Island for 39 years and in the last decade Peter has been a volunteer with a number of Pender and Gulf Island groups.
Jean Deschenes
Pender Island
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Jean happily discovered Pender Island in 1986 and has never left. After travelling for a year following secondary school, Jean spent 10 years as a tax lawyer’s Legal Assistant. With a combination of legal tax experience and accounting credentials, she became an Income Tax Auditor working in Toronto, and then Vancouver.
Richard Blagborne
Saturna Island
Richard Blagborne is a retired architect whose professional career included responsibilities for strategic planning, master planning, urban design, exhibition planning and programming, architectural design, and project management.
Shauna Anderson
Galiano Island
My name is Shauna Anderson. I am a long-term resident of what we now call Galiano Island. I had the privilege to grow up on the island
Jenn Beavington
Mayne Island
Jenn Beavington has been a full-time resident of Mayne Island for 2 years, following 6 years part-time with her family and 2 young kids. Jenn has a background in Child & Youth Care and Sustainable Community Development
Anne Hayward
Saturna Island
Anne began spending summer holidays on Saturna over 30 years ago at the Hayward family home. She and her husband Doug finally bought their own place 12 years ago and have been living there full time since March 2020.
Staff
Melody Pender
Pender Island
Executive Director, SGI CRC
Melody arrived on Pender Island in 2006 to take on the expansive role of Human Resource Manager at the Poets Cove Resort.
Kylie Ali
Pender Island
Program Director
On Pender Island, Kylie oversees the overall operations of programs with the island coordinators on Mayne, Saturna, and Galiano.
Andrea Mills
Pender Island
Program Manager, Volunteer and Youth Engagement Program
Andrea has a background in recreation management (focusing on integration for children with special needs) in both the Children’s Camp and Recreation Centre environments.
Carol Wilson
Galiano Island
Island Coordinator
Carol has worked for and with community businesses & organizations both on and off-island including the Access to Media Education & Activity Centre Societies locally;
Allister Hain
Mayne Island
Community Sustainability Director
Allister and his wife moved to a 26-acre agro-forestry farm on Mayne Island in 2020 after a 30-year career in communications, marketing and public relations in Ottawa.
Tania Honan
Pender Island
WorkBC Employment Advisor
Tania moved to Pender Island in 2002, building a home and raising a family.
Meghan Stelp
Victoria
WorkBC Employment Advisor
Meghan has spent the last 10 years in Victoria working as a Human Resources Manager.
Veronica Vos
Saturna Island
Island Coordinator
Veronica has lived on Saturna Island for 5 years. As a young resident, she is passionate about the social and economic health of our islands.
Priscilla Maki
Pender Island
Career Advisor, Employment Services
Priscilla moved to Pender Island in 2018. She has worked in the public school system as a classroom teacher, librarian, and counsellor.
Jim Peacock
Pender Island
Program Coordinator, Community Justice Program
Jim has been a Pender Islander since 2010. As the first President of the SGICRC, he couldn’t be happier to see how far the centre has come in the last few years.
Benedict Beattie
Pender Island
Grant Researcher
Benedict has lived on Pender part-time since he was 14. In 2018 he received a Bachelors of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Victoria.
Summer Staff 2021
Jayde Van Eaton
Summer Staff
Hi, I’m Jayde, a part-time resident of Pender Island and a forever BC resident. I like to spend my time working with children, playing piano,
Lucy O’Connor
Summer Staff
I am excited to be working with the CRC this summer on community development and youth engagement.
Veronica Vos
Saturna Island
Summer Staff
Veronica has lived on Saturna Island for 5 years. As a young resident, she is passionate about the social and economic health of our islands.
Erika Preece
Galiano Island
Summer Staff
Hey all, my name is Erika and I’m 27, originally from Ontario.
Logan Clelland
Pender Island
Summer Staff
Logan has been working on Pender for the past 2 summers, putting himself through a Bachelors of Arts degree with a major in Economics, a minor in Business, and a certificate in communications.
Lina Losier
Mayne Island
Summer Staff
Lina was fortunate to grow up on Mayne Island and she is now in her third year of a Bachelors of Science in Psychology at the University of Victoria. Being raised in a rural community has helped her understand the importance of social support in young and aging populations
Gabe Harrison
Summer Staff
Bio Coming Soon!
Jillian
Pender Island
Summer Staff
Jillian is lucky to have grown up on beautiful Pender Island.