Chelsea Peddle

Hi! My name is Chelsea and I am so lucky to work with the fantastic folks that make up the CVYC.  My main duty as coordinator is to support you and to help make your dreams for a better Victoria a reality.  It's a tall order, and I am definitely up for the challenge. 
 
I love theatre, music, arts and crafts, films  Especially if it has a message because arts and activism belong together!  I'm always on the lookout for new games, activities, and artistic exercises - so if you've got any tips, please share them!  I am 26 and I've been working, volunteering and activist-ing in the wild and crazy world of social justice for a few years now, mostly facilitating workshops on the tricky issues of anti-racism, anti-homophobia, and anti-oppression.  (If you don't know what those terms mean, don't worry ­ I'm still trying to figure them out myself!)    

I'm so excited about the Youth Council and I'm looking forward to seeing what you cook up this year!  If you have any questions about the CVYC or about how to get involved in volunteering or activism in this great city, drop me a line at victoriayouthcouncil@shaw.ca or call me at 361-0360 ext 9688. 

Yasmin Aboelsaud

A university graduate from Ontario, I recently moved here as a way to explore the country, and to work. I'm passionate about youth issues related to a community but also a larger city as a whole. Youth are an essential part of our communities and economies, and we need to support that by giving youth an evident voice- in communities as well as local levels of government. I love foreign films, traveling, and learning about different cultures. I have lived in the Philippines, Egypt, Ontario and Quebec in Canada. I speak two languages fluently, Arabic and English, and also conversational French. See you around!

Joseph Boutilier

I've been a member of the CVYC since June 2005, and have watched (and hopefully helped) it grow from a small group of youth voicing their concerns to a full-fledged, official City of Victoria committee with over a dozen amazingly dedicated members. I'm on the Survey, Homelessness and Internet committees, and (for better or for worse) must take responsibility for the creations of this website. Aside from my work with the Youth Council, I enjoy creative writing, photography, filmmaking, animation and guitar.

Danielle Migeon

Salut! I am a grade 12 student at Mount Doug. This is my first year as part of the City of Victoria Youth Council and I am extremely excited about the year to come! Outside of CVYC, I am the Fine Arts Director on my school's Leadership Council and am very involved with the Enviro-Squad. I am passionate about Fine arts, French and leadership. I am on a quest to build a Fine Arts Wing for my school. I play viola in many school-related orchestras and enjoy playing around on any instrument I can get my hands on. I also enjoy French public speaking, model parliaments, speech and song writing, jewelry making and French Canadian Traditional Dance.

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Jerry Li Xie

I came to Victoria in Aug., 2004 from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, and have been an Executive Member of the CVYC since September, 2006. Personally, it,s been a pleasure to work with a group of active, dedicated, and fervid peers to provide a political voice for all youths in Greater
Victoria and its vicinity, in an action-oriented fashion. As a self-identified minority youth, it,s my obligation and responsibility to cope with the issues interrelated to both majority and minority youths, in a constructive manner. Hence, I am also a member of the United Way of Greater Victoria Youth Advisory Council, Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children YAC, the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria,s Youth Against Racism Group, and the Victoria Delegate in B.C. Student Voice, a group of student delegates who provide input to the Ministry of Education. I am an ardent fan of Baroque music, soccer, journalism, and academics. In addition, I am the founder of my school,s Quotations & Virtues Project, have started an anti-racism open letter campaign, and do other volunteering jobs, as I am aware that the dream of social justice must be achieved ethically,
starting by making a difference in the lives of people around us. Mother Teresa said "If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.