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: bvining@jbcp.bc.ca

Brian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London, England prior to coming to Victoria in 1979.  Since then he has held a wide variety of professional and management positions in the private and public sectors.  During more than twenty five years in the Provincial Public Service Brian held numerous positions in the Ministries of Finance and Health. Brian joined the James Bay Community Project in July 2013.

Phone: 250.388.7844 Ext. 340
Email: fundraising@jbcp.bc.ca

Phone: 250.388.7844 Ext. 309
Email: gbulosan@jbcp.bc.ca

Geraldine joined JBCP in the summer of 2021. Her background in professional writing and communications started alongside her undergraduate studies at UVic where she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Poetry. During her undergrad, she discovered her passion for volunteerism and community in campus-community radio through her work in broadcast journalism and publishing. Over the years 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: jserediuk@jbcp.bc.ca 

Janessa Serediuk is a Family Resource Worker at JBCP. She grew up in Victoria, and received her training at University of Victoria. She has been with JBCP for about seven years. Janessa is married and the proud mother of a little boy. She also oversees the Family Dinner Program, where families with children from birth to age 12 can gather once a week, share a bite of dinner and some conversation, and get to know and support one another. When Janessa’s not at work, she likes to spend time with her young family (and her extended one), as well as work in her garden, go to the gym, and dance. One time, Janessa took first place in a country music karaoke competition!

Community Services

250.388.7844 Ext. 308
Email: klaver@jbcp.bc.ca

Kristyn Laver, the Coordinator of Volunteers and Community Programs, hails from Newcastle, N.S.W. in Australia and has lived in Victoria for more than 25 years. She’s worked at JBCP since 2015. Married to a Vancouver Island fellow more than 20 years ago, Kristyn has three children  (she started out at JBCP as a facilitator in the Family Centre). Kristyn likes to stay up to date on social issues and their impact on the community  and “to feel like I am actually making a difference is someone’s day.” She appreciates that her role at JBCP involves her in policy development and program details: “Watching the show go off without a hitch is very satisfying — whether that be food security for many or a new- to-the-country volunteer making connections.” Kristyn likes jujubes (she will share) and tells a story about crash-landing a hot-air balloon in France. True or not, it’s a great story.

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 drop-ins 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.

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

Manager of Finance

The James Bay Community Project is looking for a part-time Finance Manager (approximately 45 hours per month). This excluded position plans, directs and evaluates the provision of financial management services to JBCP and supervises the part-time bookkeeper position. The Manager ensures accountability and effective control of all JBCP assets. This is largely an in-office position. $40 per hour. Please see the Job Description for more information.

JBCP Manager of Finance [PDF]

Please send an email to Kaye Kennish at kkennish[at]jbcp.bc.ca with a brief cover letter and your CV by March 24th.

Thank you for your interest in the James Bay Community Project! 

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