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Who We Are Board of Directors
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Amber Nicol, President. Amber is a professional chemical engineer currently working part-time in a technical support role for a process simulation software company, as well as caring for her three young children. She has lived on Morison Creek in Errington for 6 years, and loves to be surrounded by nature. Environmental concerns have always been close to her heart, and she is currently working toward a Restoration of Natural Systems diploma from the University of Victoria. Contact Amber Nicol
Shirley Hine, Treasurer. Shirley was born and raised in a rural farming area in southwestern Manitoba. The family ran a "mixed" grain business in combination with a live stock and dairy herd operation. After a move to Vancouver Island, she began a long career in local government in 1976 and advanced through the ranks from City Clerk to Director of Administrative Services. During this time she received the Distinguished Membership Award from the Local Government Management Association of B.C in recognition of professional contributions and dedication to municipal governments in the province of B.C. in 1990, Certificate of Merit from the Vancouver Island/Sunshine Coast Chapter of LGMA for 18 years of service as Secretary Treasurer on the Executive Committee in 2005 and was recognized for 30 years of service, dedication and commitment to local government for the community by the City of Parksville on her retirement in June 2006. Always deeply interested and concerned for our lands and the environment, Shirley looks forward to being an active participant in the Society's current and future projects. Contact Shirley Hine
Judy Sigmund, Secretary. Judy came to Canada from the United States in 1972 with her husband and children. She has lived in the lower mainland, Salt Spring Island, and Vancouver Island, coming to Parksville at the end of 2009. Judy worked as an elementary school teacher and then a registered nurse mostly in palliative and home care. Her volunteer work has included work in a youth clinic in Victoria, an environmental committee chair with a community association in Saanich, and a member of the beach studies group in Victoria with Georgia Strait Alliance. With the freedom retirement brings there is more time to just enjoy living in this very beautiful part of the world.
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Perry Perry, Fundraising Co-ordinator. Perry has lived mainly in Oceanside or Ucluelet since 1969. For many years she focused her volunteer efforts on increasing access to the arts in these communities. As Healthy Community Coordinator for the City of Parksville (1992-1997), she become closely involved with resident concerns regarding the environment, the local economy, housing and accessibility and their interconnectedness. She first became aware of MVIHES via the Internet while working as Professor of Nursing English at the Christian College of Nursing in Republic of Korea (1998-2006). During that period she presented several community education lectures on the environment and volunteers and was pleased to be able to us MVIHES as a model. Upon returning to B.C., Perry coordinated the development of the Alberni Valley Community Literacy Plan and helped to initiate a plan for literacy in Nuu-chah-nulth and in English on the west coast of Vancouver Island. She has a B.A. in Political Science from Middlebury College, Vermont; a MBA in Arts and Media from Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto. Contact Perry Perry
Deborah Nicol , Past-President. Deborah is a Associate Broker, Real Estate and an Architectural Technologist. She has recently moved to Parksville from Calgary, AB and is interested in preserving the natural enviroment of the Island for future generations. Deborah is passionate about Architecture and it's interaction with the natural enviroment, so people will have an enjoyable and sustainable place to live now and in the future. Contact Deborah Nicol
Nigel Gray, Director. Nigel is a land use planner, registered landscape architect, certified arborist, certified landscape irrigation auditor and an alumni of the University of British Columbia. Nigel lives in San Pareil with his spouse Cara MacDonald who are partners at MacDonald Gray Consultants, a private consulting firm that focuses on sustainable development and natural systems based land planning.
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