Staff
Below is a list of staff at the James Bay Community Project. If you are unsure who you should contact please call 250-388-7844 Ext. 0 or email askus@jbcp.bc.ca and we can connect you with the appropriate staff person.
Administration
250.388.7844 Ext. 311
Email: kkennish@jbcp.bc.ca
Kaye has a Bachelor’s degree in Education, a Diploma in Special Education and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management. Kaye has been a high school and special education teacher in South Africa, and in Victoria has had varied management experience, including as Director of Human Resources and Executive Director for a non-profit working with people with developmental disabilities. Kaye joined JBCP in June 2011.
250.388.7844 Ext. 339
Email: jgoold@jbcp.bc.ca
Phone: 250.388.7844 Ext. 340
Email: fundraising@jbcp.bc.ca
Phone: 250.388.7844 Ext. 309
Email: communications@jbcp.bc.ca
Geraldine joined JBCP in the summer of 2021. Her background in professional writing and communications began with her work in broadcast journalism and publishing in campus-community radio, alongside her under undergraduate studies at the University of Victoria where she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Poetry. Through her passion for community and volunteerism, she has been involved with a number of non-profits ranging from humanitarian causes, the arts and the natural world. As the Communications Manager she looks forward to supporting the Project in building community resilience in the James Bay neighbourhood and throughout the Greater Victoria area.
Family Services
Phone: 250.388.7844 Ext. 313
Email: nsmith@jbcp.bc.ca
The Family Centre came into being in 1991 thanks to the vision, hard work and commitment of many dedicated JBCP staff, volunteers and community members. Nancy’s first introduction to JBCP was as a UVic Child and Youth Care student and then as a parent attending programs with her young daughters. Honoured to follow in the footsteps of the amazing Family Centre team, she officially joined JBCP in 2008. It has been a joy to meet so many wonderful families with young children and volunteers over the years. Her role as Family Centre Coordinator is varied but her favourite part is connecting with families in any one of our morning playgroups. She is continually inspired by families’ resilience, kindness, and creativity in navigating the joys and challenges of parenting young children. When she’s not at JBCP, you may find Nancy in the forest or at the beach walking many of the beautiful trails around Greater Victoria with her family and friends thinking about how lucky she is to live here.
Phone: 250-388-7844, Ext. 312
Email: lhardy@jbcp.bc.ca
Phone: 250.388.7844 Ext. 314
Email: outreach@jbcp.bc.ca
Community Services
250.388.7844 Ext. 308
Email: klaver@jbcp.bc.ca
Phone: 250.388.7844, Ext. 345
Email: srosebrock@jbcp.bc.ca
Sanni grew up in Germany and moved to Canada in her 20s. She got her BA in Child and Youth Care at UVic, plus certificates in ECE (Early Childhood Education) and Special Needs Care.
She came to JBCP in 2016 as a substitute drop-in facilitator. At the time, the Better at Home (BaH) program coordinator position at JBCP needed to be temporarily filled, so she did that. Then there was an opening for the receptionist’s occasional coverage, and she tried her hands at that position as well. She now regularly supports Kristyn, the Volunteer Coordinator, with all the odds and ends that need to be done, from administrative tasks to food rescue distribution; and sometimes helps at playgroups or family dinner. She feels lucky to have tried out so many different positions at the Project as she enjoys wearing different hats and doing a bit of everything. Her other work is with the 1Up Single Parent Resource Centre where she runs a program for single mothers. She also moonlights as bookkeeper for a local business.
When not at work, she takes her dog for walks and spends time with friends and family, which include her two amazing grown sons. She enjoys reading, biking, animals, being in nature, and playing guitar and singing – which she sometimes gets to do for the Seniors at the JBCP community luncheon.
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Seniors’ Services
Phone: 250-388-7844 Ext. 318
Email: slaurie@jbcp.bc.ca
Sharon started her career in social services in Scotland over thirty years ago, graduating from Strathclyde University as a Social Worker. She continued training and studying at various institutions including Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, while being employed in the first Care Commission for Scotland. She continued to improve social services to participants and their families, by working closely with politicians, senior managers, practitioners, and participants to implement the (Self -directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
She immigrated with her family to Canada in 2015. She joined our team in 2018 and is currently the outreach worker for James Bay Community Project. She is passionate about helping seniors in the community, to build resilience and to support them to live at home for as long as possible. “Helping seniors in my community, and connecting them to programs and services, and developing strong relationships is the foundation of what I do.”
Out with work she enjoys dragon boat racing and outrigger paddling, enjoying nature at its best.
250.388.7844 Ext. 334
Email: betterathome@jbcp.bc.ca
Zoë is the Victoria and Oak Bay Better at Home coordinator. Upon receiving her undergraduate degree in social work from the University of Victoria she began her career, working with seniors, in the Kitsilano Neighbourhood of Vancouver BC.
After moving back to Victoria in 2019, she joined the team at the James Bay Community Project (JBCP). Her role at JBCP is coordinating non-medical supports for seniors that empower them to remain living independently in their homes.
Zoë grew up in Valleyview Alberta and found her way to Victoria in 2010. Throughout the last decade she has made Victoria home, with a brief stint living in Vancouver. Having received her education, getting married, beginning her career, and starting a family here, the Pacific Northwest holds a very special place in her life.
When Zoë is not at work you will likely find her chasing after her toddler; in the yard, at the beach, or at the park.
Phone: 250.388.7844, Ext. 310
Email: jrempel@capitalcityvolunteers.org
Joelle Rempel is the Capital City Volunteers Outreach Worker at JBCP. She was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and received her training at the University of Regina. Joelle has been with the Project since 2020. Besides providing outreach to seniors in the Greater Victoria area, Joelle runs a weekly coffee club here at JBCP. When she’s not at work, she likes to spend time with her partner and daughter, garden, swim and listen to records.
Employment
The posting for the Executive Director position has now closed. Thank you to all applicants for their time in submitting an application. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Thank you for your interest in the James Bay Community Project.
During your job search, please consider volunteering to help keep up your employable skills, learn new ones or to share your expertise and knowledge with others in the community.