Irene Schell

Irene has volunteered and worked in sport administration in BC since 1989.  Since 1999 she has been with the BC Games Society.  In her position as the Operations and Technology Manager, Irene provides support and resources to community volunteers as they plan and stage the BC Winter and BC Summer Games and oversees all computer and technology requirements for the society, including maintaining the society’s custom registration software, website development, and providing training to staff and volunteers.

During her tenure in the sport system, Irene has worked and/or volunteered at over 60 multi-sport Games including Northern BC Winter Games, BC Games, Western Canada Summer Games, Canada Games, and Olympic and Paralympic Games. She served as the Chef de Mission for Team BC for the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games which were held in Kamloops.

Irene is the Past Chair of ProMOTION Plus (the provincial organization for girls and women in sport and physical activity), a past Board Member with Sport BC, and served an In-school Mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters Victoria for 22 years. In her free time, Irene enjoys spending time with family and friends and stretching her creativity through a variety of crafts.