The Help Ukraine Vancouver Island Society is a volunteer-led organization supporting displaced Ukrainians across Vancouver Island. Together with partner agencies, we direct and assist displaced Ukrainians in creating decent and safe new lives for themselves and their families.
Help Ukraine Vancouver Island Society — це волонтерська організація, яка підтримує українців-переселенців на острові Ванкувер. Разом із партнерськими агенціями ми спрямовуємо та допомагаємо новоприбулим українцям створити надійне та безпечне нове життя для себе та своїх родин.
Who Are We?
We have over 600 amazing volunteers island-wide and we are grateful to each of them for their help. We are unable to list each one individually, but here are a few of our key people.
Thanks to a grant from the Government of British Columbia, we were able to hire 2 part-time staff effective December 5, 2022.
Staff
Rina Haliper (Victoria)
Project Coordinator, Volunteer Teams and Administration
Anastasiia Konstanynova (West Shore)
Project Coordinator, Newcomer Support and Events
Lisa Nenko* (Victoria)
Project Coordinator, Communications
Oksana Moisieieva** (North Vancouver Island: Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland and Campbell River)
Ukrainian Integration Coordinator Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society
Liubov Moisieieva***
Ukrainian Village Manager
Leadership:
Board of Directors:
Helen Ignatova (Nanaimo)
Irene Borysowich (Esquimalt)
Janna Fabrikova (Saanich)
Jessica Langer (Comox)
Sarah Stolz (West Shore)
Zhanna Kolesnyk (Victoria)
General Manager:
Karmen McNamara (Victoria)
Deputy General Manager:
Sarah Stolz (West Shore)
*In cooperation with the Ukrainian Studies Society
**In cooperation with the the Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society
***In cooperation with the Ukrainian-Canadian Cultural Society of Vancouver Island and St. Nicholas Church