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Volunteer Bios - ICO World Centre
...above all, we are friends working together, if the task gets before relationships or friendships, do not do the task... ICO Volunteer Bios, sorted by ICO Groups BIO SECTION BEING UPDATED  Philip Bisset-CovaneiroPresident ICO World Centre Philip spent his earliest developmental years in Portugal, before moving to Macau, China, (then, still a Portuguese colony). From there he spent time in a variety of places in Europe and North America, finally moving to the West Coast of Canada and North Vancouver, BC. After completing his Bachelor of Science of Economics from the University of Victoria, he entered the Financial Services Industry with Investors Group Financial. Philip and his partner Carly Higgins have two beautiful daughters: Taya Makena Covaneiro, and Alyssa Valentine Covaneiro. With a family to consider, Philip and Carly have decided to reside permanently in Victoria. On this premise, Philip has created the Victoria Young Entrepreneurs Society Group, or the Victoria, “YES”, Group, in order to bring local business leaders together to raise awareness through organizing a diverse theme of charity events. Philip has also taken on the role of Voting Director of the Saanich Legacy Foundation, a local grass-roots foundation aimed at promoting local causes and initiatives to better Saanich and greater Victoria’s community health. “The future is ours to construct and it is our responsibility to construct it in an image that our children will be proud of!” Bri-Anna Broussard Friends Support Friends Team ICO World Centre  Kimara BrillingCommunications Team ICO World Centre Kimara hails from Vancouver, BC, where she works in television as an editor. Her background in Journalism and Film Production has lead Kimara down a road of discovery and creative storytelling. In 2007 Kimara was fortunate to spend time in Guatemala working on various initiatives in the Lake Atitlan area. This experience, as well as documentary projects based on humanitarian efforts, have inspired her commitment to a life time of spreading love, compassion and equality for all people. Kimara is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada  Lasha ElkufWeb Support Communications Team ICO World Centre Lasha is a Web Developer and Office Administrator with Chemistry Consulting Group Inc. where she is responsible for developing and maintaining various websites, prepares various brochures, advertisements, electronic newsletters and office administration. Lasha has been doing web development for over four years and is always interested and eager to learn new technologies. Lasha enjoys traveling, walking, Qigong, golf and trying to learn how to play the djembe. On weekends, she spends time giving hot stone massage treatments and learning acupressure techniques. Lasha is based in Victoria, BC, Canada  Luz GonzalezSupport Communications Team ICO World Centre Luz is an Information Technology professional with a Bachelor of Computer Science. Luz will be designing the ICO Spanish language website as well as liaising for future database developments. Luz is based in Victoria, BC, Canada Kathy Hensley Team Leader Admin Team ICO World Centre and Assistant to Chair Having been born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Kathy spent the year following high school graduation as an exchange student in Japan. She attended a Japanese school, and studied the tea ceremony and Japanese dance. She returned home just in time to start classes at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. While majoring in Psychology, she was also privileged to have been a four-year member of the Choir of the West, which traveled annually for performances around the U.S. and western Canada. Kathy has played the piano since age 4, which led to many other musical opportunities, and music is still one of her great passions. Kathy came to Canada in the ‘60’s, and moved to Abbotsford, BC with her family in 1973, where she still resides today. It is here, in the very early ’80’s, that she first met John Mitchell when they worked together on the District Executive for Scouts Canada. John’s missions were first, to raise the awareness of Scouting in Abbotsford by involving our city and provincial leaders. Then second, to help the boys, their families, and their leaders realize a new unification previously not experienced in this culturally and religiously diverse town. Helping John work on these projects was a truly memorable, and rewarding, experience. Over several years Kathy worked in two busy real estate offices as Receptionist, Bookkeeper, and Administrative Secretary. Following that, she and her family created a very successful coffee-and-tea-based restaurant in Abbotsford, where she worked for its first 5 years. (Two more of her passions: organizing data, and working with people.) The family and staff were pleased to be able to “give back” to a variety of local charities during that time. She left the business a few years ago, did some traveling, and kept herself busy with her house, yard, and yes - more music!  Christa StubbingtonDevelopment Assistant to the Chair ICO World Centre Christa has a background in wellness, bodywork and yoga, a passion for working with people and on innovative projects. She has worked and lived abroad in the British Virgin Islands and Belize, ran her own small business, worked with resort spas, villas, hotels, private work, volunteered with schools and worked with developing business projects. Christa has a growing interest in working with youth and community and projects that incorporate new models of learning, working and living more holistically. Her interests lie in travel, arts and culture, yoga, dance, writing, photography, hiking, being active and enjoying nature as well as a vibrant city. She is enrolled in International Development with the University of British Columbia with interest in taking life coaching and counselling. Christa hopes to merge her skills and passions with meaningful work that makes a positive difference, promotes balance and brings joy and inspiration. Christa in her new role works directly with the Chairman and CEO supporting the tstrategic development of ICO internationally especially focussing to ICO Communities and ICO organization. Marion Villines Photographer Communications Team ICO World Centre  Spencer WalkerVolunteer Co-ordinator Volunteer Team ICO World Centre Beau White Information Architect Communications Team ICO World Centre Volunteers - To be assigned  Michelle AndersonVolunteer (To be assigned) ICO World Centre  Kerri ElfordVolunteer - On Leave ICO World Centre Kerri was born in Alberta and spent her childhood/teenage years in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, BC. She has resided in Victoria for over 20 years and considers it home. She works as a Registered Nurse for VIHA at Withdrawal Management Services. Kerri received her training here in Victoria and plans to pursue her Masters in Business Admin within the next year. Kerri's career as a nurse has found her in many areas of the health care system, but she feels she has found her true calling working closely with mental health and addiction issues and clients. Kerri is the proud mother of one son Trey, which she considers her biggest achievement to date.  Sheldon KitzulVolunteer - On Leave ICO World Centre Sheldon has been involved in affordable housing initiatives and issues in Kamloops, BC before moving to Victoria, BC, Canada. As administrator for a small non-profit agency, he developed a governance structure to carry them into the future. More recently, he has worked as the Housing Coordinator for a non-profit agency to develop a guide to maintaining and locating housing for clients in Kamloops. Sheldon worked with the local Working Group on Homelessness and continues to sit on the Sustaining Community Partnerships Committee, a province-wide group dedicated to developing partnerships with business and governments to address homelessness in BC. His background as a social worker with a passion to eradicate homelessness and to build a more inclusive and compassionate community reinforces the strong pro-active mandate of the ICO Social Development Centre. Sheldon, his wife and two children live in Victoria, BC, Canada. Sheldon is based in Victoria, BC, Canada |
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