Staff Page

Settlement

Asuka
Hirai
asuka@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 240
Bushra
AIQudayri
Case Manager , Adults & Families
bushra@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 202
Angela
Gallentes
Case Manager, Adults & Families
angela@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 209
Stephanie
Tang
Case Manager, Youth
stephanie@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 208
Haixia
Liu
Intake Coordinator
haixia@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 241

Volunteer Program

Amarjit
Bhalla
amarjit@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 216
Gurdhiraj
Kaur
Project Assistant
gurdhiraj@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 216
Elizabeth
Todd
Welcome Gardens Coordinator
welcomegardens@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 206 / 236-998-4618

Administration

David
Lau
Executive Director
david@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 215
Yoko
Izawa
Client Services Coordinator
yoko@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 200
Yiura
Lubaggi
Client Services Coordinator
yiura@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 200
Hammuda
Abdulsalam
Financial Controller
hammuda@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 214
Junnian
Li
IT Support
junnian@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 246

Pathways 2 Professions & Trades (P2PT)

Jennifer
Rawlinson
Program Manager
esl@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 207
Dallas
Posavad
curriculum developer and instructor
dallas@vircs.bc.ca
Alix
Hotsenpiller
Employment and Training Coordinator
alix@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 211
Samira
Wanas
Employment Coordinator and Youth Intake Coordinator
samira@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 222
Shazia
Rashid
Youth intake coordinator and Employment Coordinator
shazia@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 219/ 222

BC Settlement and Integration Services Program (BC SIS)

Nasim
Hamed
Program Manager
nasim@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 218
Maya
Pereira
ELT Instructor
maya@vircs.bc.ca
Serena
Lee
Employment Counsellor
serena@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 247
Hyeyoung
Jeon
Settlement Worker
hyeyoung@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 223

Enable Program

Brooke
Shaughnessy
Enable Program Coordinator
brooke@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 243
Brittany
Dunstan
Enable Program Facilitator, Youth Worker
brittany@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 243
Ruth
Nakalyowa
Youth Ambassador & Program Assistant
ruthn@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 243

ESL

Kris
Szabo
ESL Instructor
info@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 210

Immigrant Women’s Project (IWP)

Ariel
Reyes Antuan
Multicultural Events & Project Coordinator
ariel@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 244
Nadia
Sangster
Program Coordinator
nadia@vircs.bc.ca
250 361-9433 ext 245