We share the vision and values of our community.

We’re driven by the idea that the best work is born from diligence, craftsmanship and fun.

Executive Director

Executive Director

Mikaela Torres
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 101
Director of Client Services

Director of Client Services

Angelika Valchar
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 112
Team Leads
Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Carey, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Team Lead, Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Team Lead, Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Hossam
Cell: 250-802-6912

Team Lead, Family Services

Team Lead, Family Services

Iryna Lacroix
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 156

Team Lead, Community Development & Engagement

Sarah 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 153
Team Lead, Employment

Team Lead, Employment

Charlee, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Team Lead, Language Services

Team Lead, Language Services

Jillian
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 106

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Amy
Tel: (250) 753-6911
Intake
Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Carey, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Client Services Relation Specialist

Val
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 105

Intake & Settlement

Asmahan
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 104
Beme 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 107
Rohullah
Tel: (250) 753-6911 
Employment
Team Lead, Employment

Team Lead, Employment

Charlee, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Intake & Settlement Specialist

Lydia
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 133

Newcomer Integration Specialist

Maja, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 123
Marie, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 116

Employment Integration Specialist

Mursal 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 ext. 113

Employment Advisor

Aifang 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 122
Settlement
Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Carey, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Case Managers

Abdi
Abin
Rim
Wendy, CCDP

Group Facilitator

Maggie
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 109
Resettlement (RAP)
Team Lead, Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Team Lead, Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Hossam
Cell: 250-802-6912

Housing Worker

Louis
Cell: (250) 802-0968

Resettlement Workers

Mojy, Cell: (250) 802-4842
Naj, Cell: (250) 802-6916
Language
Team Lead, Language Services

Team Lead, Language Services

Jillian
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 106

PBLA Lead / Head Instructor

Emika
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 106

Language Instructors

Afra, Eric, Laura, Ray & Saeedeh
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 106

Digital Skills Navigator

Natasha
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 115
Childcare
Team Lead, Family Services

Team Lead, Family Services

Iryna Lacroix
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 156

Childcare Assistants

Kawalpreet, Head Early Childhood Educator 
Pasco Hamburg, Early Childhood Assistant
Andrea Arce, Family Liaison/ ECE Assistant 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 117
Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)
Team Lead, Family Services

Team Lead, Family Services

Iryna Lacroix
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 156

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)

Genevieve, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 132
Mel, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 162
Cell: (250) 268-6920
Youth Connections
Team Lead, Family Services

Team Lead, Family Services

Iryna Lacroix
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 156

Youth Outreach Worker

Eutah 
Tel: (250) 802-4742
Community Engagement

Team Lead, Community Development & Engagement

Sarah 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 153

Community Development & Engagement Liaison

Wali 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 
People & Finance
Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Amy
Tel: (250) 753-6911

Bookkeeper

Ingrid 
Tel: (250) 753-6911

Payroll and Bookkeeping Assistant

Mandeep
Tel: (250) 753-6911

Intake Team

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Carey, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Client Services Relation Specialist

Val
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 105

Intake & Settlement

Asmahan
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 104
Beme 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 107
Rohullah
Tel: (250) 753-6911 

Employment Team

Team Lead, Employment

Team Lead, Employment

Charlee, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Intake & Settlement Specialist

Lydia
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 133

Newcomer Integration Specialist

Maja, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 123
Marie, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 116

Employment Advisor

Aifang 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 122

Newcomer Employment Specialist

Wendy, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 124

Employment Integration Specialist

Mursal 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 ext. 113

Settlement Team

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Carey, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Settlement Workers

Ammar عمار, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 110
Asmahan, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 104
Beme, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 107
Rim, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 111

Group Facilitator

Maggie
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 109

Case Management Team

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Carey, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Case Managers

Abdi
Abin
Rim
Wendy, CCDP

Resettlement (RAP) Team

Team Lead, Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Team Lead, Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Hossam
Cell: 250-802-6912

Housing Worker

Louis
Cell: (250) 802-0968

Resettlement Workers

Mojy, Cell: (250) 802-4842
Naj, Cell: (250) 802-6916

Language Team

Team Lead, Language Services

Team Lead, Language Services

Jillian
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 106

PBLA Lead / Head Instructor

Emika
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 106

Language Instructors

Afra, Eric, Laura, Ray & Saeedeh
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 106

Digital Skills Navigator

Natasha
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 115

Childcare Team

Team Lead, Family Services

Team Lead, Family Services

Iryna Lacroix
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 156

Childcare Assistants

Kawalpreet, Head Early Childhood Educator 
Pasco Hamburg, Early Childhood Assistant
Andrea Arce, Family Liaison/ ECE Assistant 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 117

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) Team

Team Lead, Family Services

Team Lead, Family Services

Iryna Lacroix
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 156

Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)

Genevieve, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 132
Mel, Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 162
Cell: (250) 268-6920

Youth Connections

Team Lead, Family Services

Team Lead, Family Services

Iryna Lacroix
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 156

Youth Outreach Worker

Eutah 
Tel: (250) 802-4742

Youth Peer Mentor

Community Engagement Team

Team Lead, Community Development & Engagement

Sarah 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 153

Community Development & Engagement Liaison

Wali 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Specialist

Sarah
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 153

People & Finance Team

Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Amy
Tel: (250) 753-6911

Bookkeeper

Ingrid 
Tel: (250) 753-6911

Payroll and Bookkeeping Assistant

Mandeep
Tel: (250) 753-6911

Management Team

Executive Director

Executive Director

Mikaela Torres
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 101
Director of Client Services

Director of Client Services

Angelika Valchar
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 112
Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Team Lead, Settlement & CM

Carey, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Team Lead, Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Team Lead, Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

Hossam
Cell: 250-802-6912

Team Lead, Family Services

Team Lead, Family Services

Iryna Lacroix
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 156

Team Lead, Community Development & Engagement

Sarah 
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 153
Team Lead, Employment

Team Lead, Employment

Charlee, CCDP
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 114

Team Lead, Language Services

Team Lead, Language Services

Jillian
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 106

Team Lead, HIPPY

Team Lead, HIPPY

Swedini
Tel: (250) 753-6911 Ext. 121
Cell: (250) 802-6879

Team Lead, Digital Services


Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Amy
Tel: (250) 753-6911

We are committed to promoting the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and respect for all peoples.

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With the respectful acknowledgement that the CVIMS community is located on the Traditional Territories of Snuneymuxw and Snaw-Naw-As First Nations.