Integreen is a non-profit organization designed to create a central hub for the environmental movement in Victoria, BC. The purpose of this website is to create a space where citizens can become more active in bringing positive change to their community. Integreen brings together all facets of activism through networking, collaborative action, job and volunteer matching. You will also find a data base of profiles for every local green organization and initiative in Victoria, and a calendar of every green event happening.
By using Integreens features, you will be able to find your niche in the movement. This works through our unique needs and services checklist system. When you create a profile, you can fill in a checklist of what you can offer the environmental community, whether that is specific skills, knowledge or resources. Organizations, or initiatives fill in this same checklist, automatic connections are made. By using this website, you will quickly get a feel for what the environmental movement looks like in Victoria, and will be provided with opportunities to get involved.
By connecting the various facets of the environmental movement, each person and organization involved will benefit from greater community support and involvment.
The Team |
Lliam Hildebrand, Executive Director |
 Lliam came to the environmental movement through working in the steel industry. While working on a wind farm project, he was inspired to rent "An Inconvenient Truth". After watching this movie by Al Gore he was immediately motivated to find out how he could help in the collaborative effort to stop global warming. However, when researching how to get involved, he found the movement in Victoria was very dispersed and hard to tap into. It was even harder to find a perfect match between himself and an organization that could use his particular skills for a sustainability initiative.
This circumstance is what motivated the creation of Integreen, so that people of all skill sets and backgrounds can find their place in the movement and start making a positive difference in the world.
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Geoff de Ruiter, Outreach |
 Geoff has been studying sustainability issues for many years both at school at through his own initiatives outside of the educational system. Geoff is a University of Victoria Grad Student and a UNBC Alumni. One of Geoff's positions on the Integreen team is to introduce new people to the network that Integreen will be creating over the years and months to come.
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Erich Nasher-Ringer, Content Management |
 Erich graduated from UVIC with a double major in Political Science and Environmental Studies and as an inspired student, was involved in many campus initiatives and community activities. He is now looking forward to helping develop the movement in any way he can and is passionate about collaboration between organizations.
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Board of Advisors |
Guy Dauncey, President of BCSEA, Publisher of EcoNews |
 Guy Dauncey is a speaker, author and sustainable communities consultant who works to develop a positive vision of a sustainable future, and to translate that vision into action. He is author of the award-winning book Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change, and co-author of Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic, and other titles. He is founder of The Solutions Project, co-founder of the Victoria Car-Share Cooperative, and publisher of EcoNews, a monthly newsletter that promotes the vision of a sustainable Vancouver Island. His home page is www.earthfuture.com.
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Christopher Bowers, Coordinator of Green Drinks Victoria |
 Christopher Bowers: BSc, MEd, the creator of ConversationWorks, is an educator, story catcher, videographer and human entrepreneur. Now as Executive Director of Community School Interviews, a registered charity, he works with classes on Vancouver Island to help students understand the power of personal inquiry as they interview leaders from a pool of over 120 speakers.
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Jill Doucette, Founder of Synergy |
 Jill Doucette, a UVic biology student, co-founded the Common Energy Society in 2006, which focuses on making universities "Beyond Climate Neutral". Through Common Energy, Jill directed several green business projects, such as building marketing tools, hosting workshops, and speaking to the Canadian business community. Jill was the co-chair for the 2009 World Student Environmental Summit and currently sits on the board of the International Student Environmental Network. Jill recently founded Synergy, a green business consulting company, which was awarded the 2009 Nicol Entrepreneurial Award. She recently co-directed a progressive innovation challenge that used creativity and business to build sustainable solutions. Jill is recognized as a leader in business sustainability and innovation
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Adam Taylor, Executive Director- Habitat Acquisition Trust |
 Adam has worked as a naturalist and manager for many years at nature houses on southern Vancouver Island and has recently taken up the position of Executive Director at the Habitat Acquisition Trust. He is very interested in helping support the smaller non-profits in Victoria achieve their goals. As a passionate and experienced member of the environmental community in Victoria, Adam is a great supporting member to the team at Integreen.
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